Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly defended the recently introduced constitutional amendment bill that empowers the Centre to remove ministers who are jailed, while targeting Congress, RJD, and left parties for opposing anti-corruption measures.

Speaking at a public meeting in Gaya after laying the foundation stone and launching development projects worth approximately Rs 13,000 crore, PM Modi questioned why rules applied to government employees should not extend to ministers and the Prime Minister.

“If a government employee is imprisoned for 50 hours, he is suspended automatically, be it a driver, a clerk or a peon. But a CM, a minister, or even a PM can enjoy staying in the government even from jail. Some time ago, we saw how files were being signed from jail and how government orders were given from jail. If leaders have such an attitude, how can we fight corruption? The NDA government has brought a law against corruption, and the Prime Minister also comes under its purview,” he said.

The Prime Minister also criticized the Congress and RJD for past corruption, highlighting the contrast with his government. “We have faced not a single case of corruption in the last 11 years, but there was a long list of corruption during the 60-65 rule of the Congress governments at the centre. What to speak about the corruption when RJD was in power, as every child was also aware of it,” he added.

Modi emphasized that the fight against corruption must apply to everyone. “The fight against corruption would reach its logical conclusion only if nobody was kept out of its scope,” he said.

The Prime Minister also raised concerns about illegal immigration in Bihar and announced a demographic mission in border districts. He cautioned citizens against the vote bank politics of Congress and RJD, claiming that they were willing to compromise national interests for political gains. "We will not allow infiltrators to decide the future of the country and grab jobs of Bihar's youth," Modi stated.