New criminal laws take effect without much debate
As the new criminal laws went into effect on Monday, the opposition launched a fierce attack on the government, accusing it of forcing the legislation through the suspension of Members of parliament and asserting that many of the laws are a "cut, copy, and paste job."
Opposition politicians have questioned the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, which were voted in parliament in December, arguing that there was insufficient discussion and debate before they were passed.
Opposition politicians have questioned the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, which were voted in parliament in December, arguing that there was insufficient discussion and debate before they were passed.
"After the political and moral shock in the elections, Modi ji and the bjp are pretending to respect the Constitution, but the truth is that the three laws of the criminal justice system that are being implemented from today were forcibly passed by suspending 146 MPs," congress President mallikarjun Kharge said in a social media post.
"INDIA will no longer allow this 'Bulldozer Justice' to run on the Parliamentary system," he said.
Kharge was alluding to the Winter Session of parliament, during which over two-thirds of the opposition members of both chambers were suspended. The opposition was protesting a security violation at the parliament when the mass suspensions took place.
Leader of the congress Party P chidambaram claimed that 90–99% of the new laws are a "cut, copy, and paste job" and that by making a few changes to the current laws, the government could have obtained the same goals.
Kharge was alluding to the Winter Session of parliament, during which over two-thirds of the opposition members of both chambers were suspended. The opposition was protesting a security violation at the parliament when the mass suspensions took place.
Leader of the congress Party P chidambaram claimed that 90–99% of the new laws are a "cut, copy, and paste job" and that by making a few changes to the current laws, the government could have obtained the same goals.
"Yes, there are a few improvements in the new laws and we have welcomed them. They could have been introduced as Amendments," chidambaram said in a post on X. "On the other hand, there are several retrograde provisions. Some changes are prima facie unconstitutional."