New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- On account of the Modi government's commitment to restoring moral standards in politics and in view of the public resentment towards the menace, today with the Lok Sabha speaker's permission, I tabled constitutional amendment bills that will prevent people from holding important constitutional positions like Prime Minister, Chief Minister, or Union or State Minister while in jail.

The purpose is to elevate the declining moral standards and maintaining integrity in politics. The three bills will bring into effect the following regulations:

1. No person who is arrested and in jail can function as Prime Minister, Chief Minister, or Minister in the Union or State Government.

2. When the Constitution was framed, its ma...