Kolkata, Aug. 23 -- Terming the Joint Parliament Committee (JPC) formed to look into the three Bills that lay down the framework for the removal of the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers, "a farce", Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday said that they will not send any member to the JPC.

The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill 2025, the Constitution (One Hundred And Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025 were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. These Bills have been referred to a Joint Committee of Parliament.

Both Houses have passed a resolution to refer the Bills to the JPC, which comprises 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha. The committee is tasked with submitting its report to the House during the Winter Session, anticipated to be held in the third week of November.

"We oppose the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill at the stage of introduction, and in our view, the JPC is a farce. Therefore, we are not nominating anyone from AITC," Trinamool Congress wrote on X.

The proposed legislations establish a legal framework for the removal of the Prime Minister, chief ministers, and ministers following their arrest for 30 consecutive days on serious charges.

The introduction of the Bills in the Monsoon Session provoked strong opposition from the Opposition parties.

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee and the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee strongly condemned the move.

Members from both ruling and Opposition parties confronted each other when Union Home minister Amit Shah proceeded to present the Bills.

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on the issue said: "We protest the move. The Bills were brought to oppress the Opposition. There is no point in sending a member to the JPC for those Bills which will never be made laws. The Bills were introduced only to carry out false campaigns by the BJP. Therefore there is no relevance in discussion on those Bills."

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