Amit Shah inaugurates an exhibition on the three new laws in Siliguri, West Bengal

Amit Shah yesterday inaugurated an exhibition on the three new laws in Siliguri, West Bengal. On this occasion, West Bengal Chief Minister Shri Suvendu Adhikari, Union Home Secretary Shri Govind Mohan, and Intelligence Bureau Director Shri Mahesh Dixit, along with many other dignitaries, were present.

In his address, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that the implementation of the new criminal laws had already begun across the country, but the previous government of West Bengal had not issued the notifications for the same. He said that the previous government did not allow this to happen because as soon as the new criminal laws were implemented, the empire of syndicates, cut money, toll tax and fear here would have been shattered. In the West Bengal elections, we had promised the people that we would provide a government of trust, not fear. As soon as Chief Minister Shri Suvendu Adhikari assumed office, the first thing he did was to implement the Naveen Nyaya Sanhita in the state, which marked the beginning of a government of trust in place of fear.

Shri Amit Shah said that today, through an exhibition here, it has been explained how three Naveen Nyaya Sanhita will protect citizens, their property and their dignity. He said that under the previous government’s rule, this state which once resonated with Rabindra Sangeet lived in fear of bomb blasts and acid attacks took place here. Whether it was the barbarity at RG Kar Medical College, the suffering of Sandeshkhali, the rape at Durgapur Medical College or the molestation at South Kolkata Law College, the government took no action. Shri Shah said that now, after the change of government here the laws are also changing and after 15 years the rule of law will once again be ensured in the state. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had given the message that there would be a rule of trust, not fear, and that is now being seen taking shape on the ground in West Bengal.

Union Home Minister said that we have incorporated the use of technology in the new criminal codes, which will provide the police with more technical evidence during investigations and thereby speed up the delivery of justice. Legal provisions have been made in these codes to reduce the time taken in prosecution, policing and the justice system. He said that after the full implementation of the Naveen Nyaya Sanhita in the state within two years, justice in any FIR will be available up to the Supreme Court within three years. Provisions for Zero FIR and e-FIR have been made, the biggest beneficiaries of which will be the girls, sisters and daughters of this state studying outside, victims of banking fraud, and citizens of West Bengal working anywhere in the country.