Govt needs to create more awareness about new criminal laws: Omar Abdullah

STC NEWS DESK
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 18 (STC): Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has done better in implementation of new criminal laws, but there are few weak areas which need to be fixed.
This was stated by the J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after attending a meeting today called by Home Minister Amit Shah to review the implementation of the new criminal laws.
Talking to reporters here soon after attending the meeting, Omar said. “As far as the elected government is concerned, it is not our responsibility to implement these laws. Since these are new laws, people should made be aware of them. For this, the elected government needs to do more.”
Giving details of the meeting with Home Minister, in which LG Manij Sinha was also present, the J&K Chief Minister said that there was no discussion on security situation in Jammu & Kashmir during today’s meeting.
“I had discussed security matters relating to J&K during my recent meeting with HM (Amit Shah) on Parliament premises,” Omar said.
Omar didn’t comment on his exclusion from security reviews relating to the Union Territory. He said, “There is a difference between this meeting and those meetings. This meeting was about new laws and their implementation. If the decision has been made to exclude representatives elected by the people from security issues, what more can I say?”
Remarkably, new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam came into effect from July 1 last year. (STC)

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