Amit Shah holds a review meeting with N. Chandrababu Naidu on the implementation of three New Criminal Laws in the state

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah held a review meeting with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu in New Delhi today on the implementation of three new criminal laws in the State. The implementation and present status of various new provisions related to police, prisons, courts, prosecution and forensics were reviewed in the meeting. 

Union Home Secretary, Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh and senior officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Andhra Pradesh Government, including Director General of Police, Director General, BPR&D and Director, NCRB were present in the meeting.

In his address, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said, that three new criminal laws brought under the leadership of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi are meant to reflect the spirit of the Indian Constitution and bring them to reality. 

He said that civil rights will not be strengthened merely by the formation of new criminal laws, but full implementation of these laws at the ground level is necessary to give rights to the citizens. Shri Amit Shah said that citizens can get their rights only by full implementation of new criminal laws, for which use of technology and continuous monitoring is essential.

Union Home Minister said that Andhra Pradesh should review the status of implementation of new criminal laws in a pin-pointed format for full implementation of new criminal laws in the State which paves the way to ensure early implementation of new laws in the State. He said that it is important to push for timelines for filing charge sheets and framing of charges within the time frame of 60 and 90 days respectively.

Shri Amit Shah said that the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh should review the status of implementation of new criminal laws in the State once a month, Chief Secretary once fortnight and Home Secretary of State and Director General of Police once a week.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu thanked the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah for the efforts being made under his leadership to bring about a sea change in the Indian criminal justice system through implementation of new criminal laws.