Black Day, Black Bill: Stalin on 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill

Lashing out at the Modi government for bringing the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, providing for the removal of a chief minister following 30 days arrest, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday termed it as a “Black Bill” and “Black Day” for the country.

Joining the opposition in condemning the Bill, the Chief Minister said that it is not a reform but a precursor for the BJP dictatorship. “30-day arrest – Removal of an elected CM. No trial, no conviction – just BJP’s DIKTAT. This is how DICTATORSHIPS begin: Steal votes, Silence rivals and Crush States. I strongly condemn this Bill, which strikes at the very root of democracy,” he wrote in a lengthy post on ‘X’, calling upon all the democratic forces to unite against this attempt to turn India into a dictatorship.

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“The Union BJP Government has decided to defile the Constitution and its democratic foundations by turning India into a dictatorship under the Prime Minister. After the exposure of #VoteTheft, the very mandate on which the Union BJP Government was formed is in serious question. Its legitimacy is doubtful. Having stolen the mandate of the people through fraud, the BJP is now desperate to distract public attention from this expose. To do that, they have brought in the #130thConstitutionalAmendmentBill,” read the post.

According to him, this is a ploy to silence the opposition by foisting cases. “The plan of this Bill is clear. It allows the BJP to foist false cases against political opponents in power across States and remove them by misusing provisions that treat even a 30-day arrest as ground for removal of an elected leader, without any conviction or trial,” he said and expressed confidence that this unconstitutional amendment will be struck down by courts because guilt is decided by trial, not by the mere registration of a case.

Terming this as a sinister attempt, he said this was also aimed to “intimidate regional parties in the NDA, whose leaders are CMs or Ministers in various States – “stick with us or else…” “The first move of any emerging dictator is to give himself the power to arrest and remove from office. That is exactly what this Bill seeks to do. #VoteChori #VoteAdhikarYatra #BlackBill,” he made it clear.