NEW DELHI, July 12 -- Amid concerns raised by the opposition parties, a parliamentary panel has recommended that the prime minister, Union ministers and chief ministers be suspended and not permanently removed from their posts, if they are detained for 30 straight days on charges of serious offences.
It also proposed an automatic reversal clause if such persons are acquitted or the prosecution does not proceed within a specified period.
The joint committee of Parliament examining the 130th Constitution Amendment Bill made two specific and three general recommendations.
Introduced last August, the BIll seeks to automatically remove the prime minister, ministers or chief ministers on the 31st day of their detention if they don't step down ...