India, Aug. 20 -- The BJP-led NDA government's proposed new laws on removal of the PM, CMs, and ministers at the Centre and states/UTs, based on mere allegations - not requiring conviction by a court - was described as "squarely destructive" by the Opposition on Wednesday.

There was ruckus in the Lok Sabha as Opposition MPs tore up copies of the bills. Chief ministers of non-NDA states have also stood up against the proposed legal framework.

Their argument is straight: Sacking anyone over mere allegations and arrest, before they are even held guilty, would be against the Constitution.

The government has pitched the three bills as an anti-corruption measure.

In the Lok Sabha, soon after union home minister Amit Shah moved to introduce ...