New Delhi/Hyderabad, Aug. 21 -- Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy today said the Centre's move to introduce the 130th Constitutional Amendment in the Lok Sabha is a step to uphold moral values in politics, ensuring that Prime Ministers, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers and State Ministers who are arrested and jailed for 30 days will automatically lose office.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, he said that the reform has been widely welcomed by intellectuals, the media, and the public and is aimed at protecting the spirit of the Constitution.
He criticised the Congress party for opposing the measure, terming their stance "unfortunate" and recalled past instances when leaders resigned on moral grounds pending inquiries....