Important To Break Shackles Of Colonialism For India's Progress: PM Modi At Conference Of Law Ministers

PM Modi during the conference batted for Ease of Justice and stated that when law and order develop in sync with societal progress, it ensures that there is Ease of Justice.

The two-day conference is being hosted by the Ministry of Law and Justice at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat. ( Image Source :Twitter/ANI )

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the inaugural session of the All India Conference of Law Ministrers and Law Secretaries via video conferencing. During his address, Modi said that it is Important to break shackles of colonialism for India's progress.

PM Modi also said that in the last 8 years,we removed 32,000 compliances to improve ease of living. “It's important for us to break the shackles of colonialism by removing regressing colonial laws, then only India can progress in true sense. In last 8 years,we removed 32,000 compliances to improve ease of living,” news agency ANI quoted PM Modi as saying.

PM Modi during the conference batted for Ease of Justice and stated that when law and order develop in sync with societal progress, it ensures that there is Ease of Justice.

“In Gujarat, we started evening courts. Cases that were of petty crimes were heard in these courts, thus reducing burden on courts & allowing speedy resolution of matters. When law & order develops in sync with societal progress, it ensures that there is Ease of Justice,” ANI quoted PM Modi as saying.

PM Modi also called for removing 'regressive colonial laws', and talked about digital innovations in legal services. “Technology has become an integral part of the judicial system in India. Digital innovations in legal services like virtual hearing and e-filing are already launched in India and 5G services would further strengthen these technologies,” ANI quoted PM Modi as saying.

The two-day conference is being hosted by the Ministry of Law and Justice at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat. According to Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the objective of the conference is to provide a common forum for policymakers to discuss issues relating to the Indian legal and judicial system, ANI reported.

(With ANI Inputs)