'No exception for me': What PM Modi said on bills to sack jailed ministers - Kiren Rijiju reveals

Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday disclosed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi rturned down a proposal that would have exempted him from the new bills regarding the removal of Chief Ministers, PM, and other ministers if they are jailed for serious offences.

According to Rijiju, when the Cabinet discussed the bills, a recommendation was made to keep the Prime Minister outside the ambit of the legislation. However, PM Modi did not agree, saying that a prime minister is also a citizen of the country.

“PM Modi told the cabinet that the recommendation is to keep the prime minister out of this bill, but he did not agree. PM Modi refused to give an exception to the prime minister. The PM is also a citizen, and he should not have special protection,” Rijiju told ANI.