'A national cause, more discussions needed': JPC defers draft report on PM, CMs removal bill
A joint parliamentary committee (JPC) deferred adoption of its draft report on the 130th Amendment Bill for removing prime ministers and chief ministers facing serious charges.
The JPC decided more consultations with stakeholders and discussions were needed before adopting its five recommendations.
AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi and NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule withdrew their dissent notes after the deferral.
The JPC recommended suspending, not permanently removing, leaders detained for 30 consecutive days on serious offences, with an automatic reversal clause upon acquittal.
The bill seeks to amend the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.
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