Three Criminal Law Bills Passed in Lok Sabha: Congress Says INDIA Bloc MPs Thrown Out of Parliament so That ‘Draconian’ Bills Could Be Passed
The Congress on Wednesday alleged that more than 140 INDIA bloc MPs were "thrown out" of both Houses just so Union Home Minister Amit Shah could get three "draconian" bills passed in the Lok Sabha without any informed dissent.
New Delhi, December 20: The Congress on Wednesday alleged that more than 140 INDIA bloc MPs were "thrown out" of both Houses just so Union Home Minister Amit Shah could get three "draconian" bills passed in the Lok Sabha without any informed dissent. Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three key bills – the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill – that seek to overhaul the criminal justice system.
Shah asserted that the government's focus with these bills is on delivering speedy justice rather than handing down punishment. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Today the Home Minister got the 3 draconian Criminal Justice Bills passed in the Lok Sabha without any informed dissent. Tomorrow he will get them passed in the Rajya Sabha too without any different viewpoint expressed on them by the best legal minds. ‘If Mind Is of Italy, Will Not Understand’: Amit Shah Takes Dig at Congress Over Objections to Some Provisions of Criminal Law Bills (Watch Video)
"Now you know why 144 INDIA MPs were thrown out of both Houses," he said. Two more opposition members in Lok Sabha were suspended on Wednesday for displaying placards – taking the number of suspended members from the lower House to 97. With the fresh suspensions, the number of members suspended from the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha since December 14 went up to 143. Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Fielding Strong Candidate from Varanasi Against PM Narendra Modi Discussed at INDIA Bloc Meet, Say Sources
After two men jumped in the Lok Sabha chamber on December 13 and released smoke from canisters, the opposition has been disrupting House proceedings demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah on the security breach.
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