He referred to the defeat of the Constitution amendment Bill relating to women’s reservation and delimitation in the Lok Sabha on 17 April, claiming the government had failed to secure the required two-thirds majority.
According to Ramesh, Home Minister Amit Shah had since attempted to engineer splits in opposition parties to improve the government’s numbers in Parliament.
“He split the TMC and the Shiv Sena (UBT). Those splits are a challenge for us and a setback for the opposition. But our unity and solidarity continue,” he said.
“I say with confidence that Amit Shah and Narendra Modi will not get the two-thirds majority if they try to push the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill on the dismissal of ministers and the delimitation Bill.”
JPC likely to adopt report
According to sources, the JPC, headed by BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, is expected to adopt its reports on the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill at its meeting on 17 July.
The committee has consulted constitutional experts, retired judges, lawyers, bar association representatives, government officials and political leaders during its deliberations.
Sarangi had earlier said there was a broad consensus within the committee on the need to decriminalise politics.
Several opposition parties, however, boycotted the panel’s proceedings, arguing that the proposed legislation violates the principle that an accused person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. They have also alleged that the Bills could be used to destabilise governments led by non-NDA parties by mandating the automatic removal of ministers unable to secure bail within 30 days of arrest in serious criminal cases.
The 31-member committee includes NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi and YSRCP MP S. Niranjan Reddy as its only opposition members, with the BJP and its allies holding a majority.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the three Bills in the Lok Sabha in August 2025 before they were referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee.
The Congress has also alleged that the BJP’s pursuit of a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha is aimed at enabling further constitutional amendments, including those relating to delimitation and reservation.
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