TMC, SP to opt out of JPC on PM, CMs removal bill; Congress still on board

 Bill to remove PM-CM: Now Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also decided to distance itself from the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) formed to investigate the bill to remove the Prime Minister, Chief Minister and Ministers from their posts after arrest. Earlier, Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress have also indicated to distance themselves from JPC. This development has put Congress in a dilemma, because now the pressure on it to maintain opposition unity has increased.

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav also made it clear that his party will not join JPC. Now Aam Aadmi Party has also adopted the same stance.

After SP-TMC, AAP also distanced itself from JPC

At present, this move of TMC, SP and AAP has created difficulties for Congress, because now the pressure has increased on it to change its line in the name of opposition unity. Actually, Congress was seen to be in favor of being a part of this panel till now, but after TMC, the move of SP and AAP has also put the Congress high command in a dilemma.

No united Opposition?

Sources say that the party believes that the proceedings of parliamentary committees have importance in the courts and influence public opinion on controversial bills. But the boycott has changed the opposition equations. Now questions are being raised within the Congress itself whether the party leadership will give priority to the unity of the opposition or will stick to its old line.

Opposition parties are continuously distancing themselves from JPC

SP President Akhilesh Yadav made it clear that he stands with Mamata Banerjee and TMC on this issue. In a conversation with the a news cahnnel, he raised the question that when Home Minister Amit Shah himself has said that he was falsely implicated in many cases, then on what basis has this bill been brought? Akhilesh argues that through this provision any leader can be removed from the post by implicating him in fake cases. Akhilesh Yadav also put the example of his leaders like Azam Khan and Ramakant Yadav who had to stay in jail for a long time.

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Akhilesh also said that this law is against the federal structure. Chief Ministers in the states can withdraw criminal cases registered against them and the Center will have no control over it. Because law and order is mainly a state subject.

TMC said - Drama of the government

TMC MP Derek O'Brien called this JPC a complete 'drama'. He says that the Modi government is deliberately fueling such issues so that attention can be diverted from the real questions. O'Brien said that earlier JPC was formed to fix accountability towards the public, but since 2014 they are being used only as a political weapon.

Pressure on Congress to maintain opposition unity

MP Derek O'Brien said, that TMC and SP have decided not to join the JPC. He said, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman together select the chairman of the JPC and the nomination of members is based on the number of the party. This makes the committee tilt in favor of the ruling party.

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What crisis does Congress face?

Most opposition parties believe that the proceedings of parliamentary committees hold importance in the courts and influence public opinion on controversial laws. Sources say that due to this thinking, Congress has so far been in favor of joining the JPC. But the boycott of SP and TMC has changed the equation. Now there is a danger of the joint voice of the opposition getting weakened and there is pressure on the Congress to give priority to opposition unity or stick to its old line.

What is in the bill?

On August 20, the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill 2025, the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill 2025, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill 2025 were introduced in the Lok Sabha. Their purpose is to make a provision that if the Prime Minister, Chief Minister or Minister remains in custody for 30 days, they will be removed from the post. The JPC formed to review these bills includes 21 MPs from Lok Sabha and 10 MPs from Rajya Sabha.