'Will Remove 70% Of Negative Energy': Amit Shah On 3 Bills To Replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act

According to a government statement, Shah was chairing the 26th Western Zonal Council meeting held here, in which a total of 17 problems between the states and the Centre were reviewed.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Monday that the three legislation submitted in Parliament by the Centre to reform the IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act will ensure that no case may last more than two years, resulting in the removal of "70% negative energy," news agency PTI reported. According to a government statement, Shah was chairing the 26th Western Zonal Council meeting held here, in which a total of 17 problems between the states and the Centre were reviewed, nine of which were settled, while the others were maintained for monitoring after in-depth discussion.

Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, and the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli make up the Western Zonal Council. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, and Administrator of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Prafful Patel all attended the meeting.

The meeting was also attended by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other ministers, chief secretaries from Western Zone states, the Union Home Secretary, the Secretary of the Inter-State Council Secretariat, and other senior officials.

"After the passage of the three new Bills - Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill 2023, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Bill 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill 2023 - recently introduced by the Modi government in Parliament, no case can continue for more than two years, which will result in elimination of 70 per cent negative energy," Shah was quoted by PTI in its report. 

"All states should work towards creating necessary basic infrastructure and capacity for the implementation of these laws," Shah said.

In the Monsoon session of Parliament, the BJP-led Centre tabled three new legislation to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and Indian Evidence Act.

"The Western Zone is an important zone of the country and with a contribution of 25 per cent to the country's GDP, this region is the hub of finance, IT, diamond, petroleum, automobile and defence," Shah said.

States in the Western Zonal Council share lengthy coastlines littered with extremely sensitive institutions and enterprises, and there was a need for ongoing measures to ensure strict security, according to Shah.

Some of the key issues discussed included "transfer of land issues, water supply issues, operationalization of auctioned mines, cash deposit facility at Common Service Centre, coverage of villages by bank branches/Postal Banking facilities, speedy investigation of cases of sexual offence/rape against women and children, implementation of the scheme of Fast Track Special Courts for expeditious disposal of rape and POCSO Act cases," according to the release.

According to Shah, Zonal Councils provide members with the chance for personal connection at the highest level and serve as a beneficial platform for addressing tough and complicated issues in an atmosphere of amity and goodwill.

The Zonal Councils, he maintained, aid in the creation of a coordinated approach among states on major problems of socioeconomic growth through debate and exchange of opinions.

Shah asked Zonal Council member states to work carefully on three problems of national importance: 'POSHAN Abhiyaan,' decreasing school dropout rates, and extending Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana benefits to the needy.

"After the recent success of the country's Chandrayaan mission, the whole world is praising the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). In the last nine years, with his foresight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not only given a new direction to India's space sector, but has made a time-bound program and framework to take the country to the forefront of the world in the field of space by 2030," he said.