‘The biggest improvement? Not at all ‘: Chidambaram counter -Shah Shah on new criminal laws; India news calls his act in ‘Cut and Paste’
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday implemented three new criminal laws as a practice in “Cut and Paste”, a day later, Union Home Minister Amit Shah saw new laws as “the biggest reforms since independence”.Also read ‘Cheap, accessible and acceptable’: Amit Shah revealed new criminal lawsChidambaram wrote on X, “The government has repeatedly claimed that three criminal law bills, which work now, are the biggest reforms since independence. Nothing can be far from the truth.”He recalled his dissatisfaction note, comparing a section-by-section of new laws with the earlier people. He claimed that the study found that 90–95 percent of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 95 percent of the Criminal Procedure Code (CRPC), and 99 percent of the Indian Evidence Act was included in the new laws.“The claim in my dissatisfaction note was not challenged in Parliament or other places. I ensure that new bills, now work, are practicing a ‘cut and paste’ with some new provisions – some are acceptable and some acceptable,” Chidambaram posted.The pre-house and Finance Minister said, “The whole practice was a waste and has created confusion in the administration of justice between judges, lawyers and police.”The Joint Code of India (BNS), the Indian Civil Protection Code (BNSS) and the Indian Sakya Adhimanim (BSA) respectively came into force to make the colonial yard, CRPC and Evidence Act successful on 1 July.‘New criminal laws will be transformational’: Amit ShahEarlier, addressing an event to mark the first anniversary of rolling out of BNS, BNSS and BSA, Shah underlined that as all processes under these are online, “nothing will be ignored” and “justice will be distributed on time.”“These laws are going to change the criminal justice system significantly in the country. I assure the citizens of India that it will take a maximum of three years for full implementation of new laws. I can also confidently say that any FIR can be judged to the Supreme Court within three years of filing.”The Home Minister commented at the “A Golden Year of the Justice System” program in Delhi on Tuesday.
