Author: Tanishq Goel

Introduction Indian democracy is in a crisis of trust, and the problem of politicians with law-breaking backgrounds has definitely come to the forefront of concern. To address this, the government has proposed a bill called The Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2024 which aims to remove ministers from office if they are arrested for a serious crime and have been kept in custody for 30 days. Although the intent to promote clean governance is an admirable one, the bill seriously concerns one regarding fairness and justice. The mechanism provided under the bill does away with the court’s role in examining guilt…