New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Asserting that the Modi Government delivers on the promises it makes, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said earlier Congress came to power many times and kept giving dates but never fulfilled the assurances it made to the people. Amit Shah said that it is under the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that the Ram Mandir temple is being constructed in Ayodhya and the reservation of seats for women in the legislature happened.
Participating in the debate on the three amended bills to replace criminal laws in Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, “We said that in Ayodhya we will make Ram Mandir as soon as possible and on January 22 Lord Ram’s idol will be installed there. This is Modi’s government which delivers what it says. We said that we would give 33 per cent reservation to women in the Parliament and assemblies.” “Congress came to power many times and kept giving dates but we delivered it and with a majority of votes to empower women,” he added.
Earlier, three momentous bills to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act were passed by Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Home Minister Amit Shah replied to the debate on the three bills and said the legislation are in consonance with the spirit of the Constitution.
The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill 2023 seek to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act respectively.
The debate on the key bills did not see participation from most opposition parties, as 97 of their members have been suspended from the House for “misconduct”. In his reply, Home Minister Amit Shah said the bills are a big step towards speedy justice. Referring to a popular line from a Bollywood movie, he said ‘tareekh pe tareekh’ has been a bane of the criminal justice system.
The amended bills to replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) of 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act, of 1872 were introduced in Lok Sabha by the Home Minister last week. (ANI)
