Held 158 Meets, Checked Every Comma: Amit Shah On Bills To Replace Penal Code
NDTV
"I have gone through every comma, full stop of the new criminal laws," Amit Shah said, insisting that they were in consonance with the spirit of Constitution.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, responding to the debate on the new criminal laws today, said he has personally checked everything in detail, holding as many as 158 meetings. "I have gone through every comma, full stop of the new criminal laws," the minister said, insisting that they were in consonance with the spirit of Constitution.
The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023, were placed in parliament as 143 members of the Opposition were suspended over the last two days.
The numbers of suspensions in the Lok Sabha reached 97 today with the suspension of two more MPs.Insisting that the new laws will replace the colonial era Indian Penal Code, Amit Shah said the new bills lay "emphasis on Indianness, the Indian Constitution and the well-being of the people".