Winter Session Live: ‘Imposing Hindi’ in criminal code bills an issue for parliamentarians

Apart from the provisions entered in the recently introduced criminal code bills, that seek to revamp the existing criminal laws, parliamentarians are in disagreement with “imposing of Hindi” as the new bills are named Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill 2023.

“Most of the members have raised objections against imposing Hindi in the criminal laws by giving new names to the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code as well as Indian Evidence Act. It is even very difficult to pronounce as far as the people belonging to South Indian states are concerned. The government has not responded. I hope that the House will go without any disruption,” Revolutionary Socialist Party’s NK Premachandran said earlier.