Mumbai: Breaking ranks from the Opposition, the Sharad Pawar-led offshoot of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has said it will be a part of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on bills for the automatic dismissal of chief ministers and ministers who have spent over 30 days in prison on serious charges.

Supriya Sule, a Member of Parliament from the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, told reporters Wednesday in Pune that her party was opposed to the bill, and it was essential to be part of the JPC to voice their dissent. This comes after opposition parties, including the Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), Shiv Sena ( UBT ), and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), among others, indicated that they will boycott the committee.

Sule said that their opposition to the bill was a symbol of democracy,

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