Chandigarh, December 3
PM Modi in Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dedicated the nation to the successful implementation of three new criminal laws here. These laws – Indian Law Code, Indian Civil Protection Code and Indian Evidence Act – came into effect on 1 July, replacing the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act respectively.
Chandigarh has become the first such administrative unit in the country where all three laws have been implemented 100 percent. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that the new criminal laws represent a concrete step towards realizing the ideals enshrined in the Constitution for the benefit of all citizens. He said that these laws mark the end of colonial era laws.
Modi further said that the colonial era laws were the medium of atrocities and exploitation by the British when they ruled India. The purpose of those laws was to punish the Indians and keep them as slaves.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that three new laws have been fully implemented in Chandigarh, everyone will get justice within three years of lodging an FIR and our criminal justice system will be the most modern system in the world.
On this occasion, the Union Home Minister also appreciated the Chandigarh administration for fully implementing the new laws. Earlier, Modi watched a live demonstration simulating a crime scene investigation under the new laws. On this occasion, the process of gathering evidence and recording statements was conducted by the Chandigarh Police in the exhibition hall constructed here at the Punjab Engineering College.
On this occasion, senior police captain of Chandigarh Kanwardeep Kaur also gave information to Modi. Along with the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, UT Chandigarh Advisor Rajeev Verma and Chandigarh Police Director General Surinder Singh Yadav were also present. PTI