NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the Centre over the new bills introduced by Union home minister Amit Shah , saying that "we are going back to medieval times when the king could just remove anybody at will."
Earlier in the day, Amit Shah tabled three bills in the Lok Sabha -- the One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment Bill , 2025, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill.
The proposals seek the removal of the Prime Minister, Union ministers, chief ministers, or state/UT ministers if they are arrested or kept in custody for serious criminal charges for 30 consecutive days.
Targeting the BJP -led Centre, Rahul said, “There is a lot of action going on about the new Bill that the BJP is proposing. We are going back to medieval times when the king could just remove anybody at will. There's no concept of what an elected person is. He doesn't like your face, so he tells ED to put a case, and then a democratically elected person is wiped out within 30 days.”
He also raised questions over the sudden resignation of former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar ahead of the upcoming Vice-Presidential election. “Also, let’s not forget why we are electing a new Vice President. Just yesterday I was having a conversation with somebody and I said, you know, where is the old vice president gone? He’s gone…”
He added: "Why is he hiding? Is the Vice President of India in a situation where he cannot say a word? Suddenly, the person who used to burst forth in the Rajya Sabha has gone silent, completely silent. So, this is the time we are living in.”
Reiterating support for the INDIA bloc’s Vice-Presidential candidate, Rahul added, “We are backing Sudershan Reddy ji, and I am confident that he will fight an extremely solid election, and the nation will see the message that we are intending to deliver.”
Earlier in the day, Amit Shah tabled three bills in the Lok Sabha -- the One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment Bill , 2025, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill.
The proposals seek the removal of the Prime Minister, Union ministers, chief ministers, or state/UT ministers if they are arrested or kept in custody for serious criminal charges for 30 consecutive days.
Targeting the BJP -led Centre, Rahul said, “There is a lot of action going on about the new Bill that the BJP is proposing. We are going back to medieval times when the king could just remove anybody at will. There's no concept of what an elected person is. He doesn't like your face, so he tells ED to put a case, and then a democratically elected person is wiped out within 30 days.”
#WATCH | Delhi: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, "There is a lot of action going on about the new Bill that the BJP is proposing. We are going back to medieval times when the king could just remove anybody at will. There's no concept of what an elected person is.… pic.twitter.com/vZdiqSh11X
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2025
He also raised questions over the sudden resignation of former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar ahead of the upcoming Vice-Presidential election. “Also, let’s not forget why we are electing a new Vice President. Just yesterday I was having a conversation with somebody and I said, you know, where is the old vice president gone? He’s gone…”
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞?
— Congress (@INCIndia) August 20, 2025
Why is he hiding? Is the Vice President of India in a situation where he cannot say a word?
Suddenly, the person who used to burst forth in the Rajya Sabha has gone silent, completely silent. So, this… pic.twitter.com/I3hYHXCqKb
He added: "Why is he hiding? Is the Vice President of India in a situation where he cannot say a word? Suddenly, the person who used to burst forth in the Rajya Sabha has gone silent, completely silent. So, this is the time we are living in.”
Reiterating support for the INDIA bloc’s Vice-Presidential candidate, Rahul added, “We are backing Sudershan Reddy ji, and I am confident that he will fight an extremely solid election, and the nation will see the message that we are intending to deliver.”
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