Constitution (130th Amendment)

New Delhi : Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi declined to exempt himself from the scope of the new bills proposing disqualification of ministers, chief ministers and even the prime minister if they face prolonged detention in serious criminal cases.Rijiju revealed that during Cabinet discussions, a recommendation was made to exclude the prime minister from the ambit of the proposed law. However, Modi rejected the idea, stating that he is also a citizen and should not enjoy special protection.“The recommendation was to keep the PM out of this bill, but he disagreed. PM Modi said…