Postpone implementation of new criminal laws, Mamata writes to PM
Millennium Post Delhi|New Delhi 22June2024
The Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Friday urging him to postpone the implementation of three new criminal laws set to be rolled out on July 1 and to place them on the floor of Parliament for "fresh deliberation and scrutiny".

The new laws are the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act. The laws will replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 respectively.

In her letter, Banerjee also urged PM Modi to "halt and review the whole subject a new" and added the deferment would enable a renewed Parliamentary review of the criminal laws. The new laws aim to provide speedy justice to the citizens of the country and will strengthen the judicial and court management system.

Banerjee pointed out that these critical Bills were passed unilaterally by the outgoing government on December 20 last year, without any proper debate. She also highlighted that nearly 100 members of the Lok Sabha were suspended, and a total of 146 MPs from both Houses were expelled from the Parliament.

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