New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the people of the country must decide whether it is appropriate for a minister, chief minister, or prime minister to run the government from jail.

He said that on one hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has introduced a constitutional amendment to bring himself within the ambit of the law, while on the other hand, the entire opposition, led by the main opposition party, has opposed it, as they wish to remain outside the law's ambit, run governments from jail, and cling to power.

Amit Shah stated that the country still remembers the time when, during the Emergency in this very esteemed House, the then Prime Minister, through the 39th Constitutional Amendment, granted special ...