LS clears three new criminal law bills; Shah says they will free people from colonial mindset

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the three new criminal law bills will bring comprehensive changes in the criminal justice system in India and free the citizens from the colonial-era mindset.Shah was replying to the debate on the three redrafted bills that were introduced in the Lok Sabha last week.Shah said that the proposed laws will free people from the colonial mindset and its symbols.”Under the leadership of Modi ji, I have brought bills that lay emphasis on Indianness, the Indian Constitution and the well-being of the people. The laws are being changed in the spirit of Constitution,” he said.