130th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2025: A Step Towards Cleaner Governance or a Threat to Democracy? The 130th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2025 represents a decisive and much-needed step towards cleansing Indian politics of the deep-rooted problem of criminalisation. For far too long, individuals facing serious criminal charges have continued to occupy the highest executive offices, eroding public trust and weakening the moral authority of democratic institutions. By introducing a constitutional mechanism to address prolonged detention of ministers, the amendment directly confronts a loophole that has allowed ethical accountability to be sidelined in the name of political convenience. By proposing amendments to Articles 75, 164, and 239AA, the Act ensures uniform standards of responsibility across the Union, States, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The provision that mandates removal after thirty consecutive days of detention for serious offences strikes a careful ...