Will make 23-25 changes to new criminal laws in K'taka, says state minister
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Karnataka Law MinisterH K Patil said on Thursday (July 4) that his government would make23-25 amendments to the three new criminal laws introduced by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre.
These three laws are the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code, and the Indian Evidence Act.
Laws came into effect on July 1
Addressing media queries following a Cabinet meeting, Law Minister Patil said that the changes would bealong the lines of the feedback sent by Karnataka in response to these laws last year, The Indian Express reported.
Patil's remarks came days after the state government opposed the laws, which came into effect on July 1.
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Just a few days back, the state law minister recalled that in 2023, Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asking him to review and give suggestions on these laws, a report by the news agency PTI said.
K'taka gave 23 suggestions to the Centre
Based on Siddaramaiah's directions,an expert committee was formed. The panel submitted a report to Siddaramaiah, which was forwarded to Shah.
Patil said the state government gave atotal of 23 suggestions but the central government did not take any of it seriously. "No opinion of ours is included in it. Now, the new codes have been duly implemented," Patil said during a press conference on Monday.
"These three laws have been promulgated ignoring public opinion and the suggestion of the legal luminaries. Thus, our government opposes these three laws," he added.
The state law minister also pointed outthe new penal codes had more disadvantages than advantages along with some confusing amendments.
"The three laws have been changed and new laws have been implemented. Any government that makes a law has the right to enforce it during its tenure. However, it is an unethical and politically absurd move to implement after the end of the government's tenure," Patil further said.
(With inputs from agencies)