Jaitley says Sibal even planned a constitution amendment

His claims hold significance in wake of the fact that the government at an all-party meeting on August 13 had only discussed various proposals over the issue of a convicted legislators right to continue after SC verdict against it. At the end of the discussion the impression conveyed to us was that the government would finalise the proposal and refer the matter to a standing committee, Jaitley said,rejecting the campaign of disinformation launched by a beleaguered government against the BJP that it supported the Bill.

He said it was a few days after August 15 that the government indicated the opposition about bringing a legislation to which the BJP voiced objection.

After a few days after August 15 the government conveyed to us that they were contemplating an amendment in section 84 of the Representation of the People Act. I had examined this matter and consulted various informed persons8230; My own understanding upon reading of section 84 which was being proposed was that such a provision would suffer from the vice of the unconstitutionality which the original section 84 suffers. I had conveyed this myself to the Law Minister, Jaitley claimed.