'Criminal Netas' Bill | Asaduddin Owaisi Says 'Removal Bill' Leads To 'Unelected Dictatorship'

Asaduddin Owaisi says 'removal bill' leads to 'unelected dictatorship', suggests rectifications. Under the Constitution, only public representatives who have been convicted could be removed from office. But the proposed law says a Prime Minister, any Union minister, Chief Ministers and ministers of states and Union Territories, who are arrested and kept in custody for 30 consecutive days, will have to resign by the Day 31 or be automatically removed. While there was no description of the kind of criminal charges contemplated, the alleged offence has to be punishable with at least a five-year jail term. This would cover serious crimes like murder and even largescale corruption.