Parliament passes 3 new criminal law bills, both Houses adjourned sine die bringing end to Winter Session

The winter session of Parliament ended a day before its scheduled date as both Houses adjourned sine die today. 

Rajya Sabha today passed three new criminal law bills. Speaking in the House, Home Minister Amit Shah said that the three new criminal justice laws have drawn from India's own legal jurisprudence and with their implementation, the country will have vast contributions of technology in its criminal justice system.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is speaking on new criminal law bills in Rajya Sabha. He said 82 per cent of the work of the integration of various databases was completed before the passage of new criminal law bills. 

The Rajya Sabha took up discussion on the three bills that seek to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) of 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872. The bills were moved for consideration and passing in the House by Home Minister Amit Shah.

The sources said the Winter Session may end today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach the House shortly.

The Bill seeking to regulate the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner, and top officials passed in Lok Sabha today.

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has been roped in to ensure full proof security of the Parliament complex in New Delhi, days after the security breach incident. According to reports, the government has decided to hand over the "comprehensive" security of the Parliament building complex to CISF, official sources said on Thursday.

The government roped in Central forces to enhance Parliament complex security. The move came days after four individuals breached security in Lok Sabha and outside Parliament.

"First of all, I think the mimicry was unfortunate. It should not have happened because this sets a wrong precedent. But this precedent was started by the BJP. Several of its senior leaders had mimicked senior leaders of Congress and other parties. Perhaps this happened under that precedent, but this is unfortunate. I condemn this. There should be a healthy environment in the Parliament...They (Opposition) had just demanded that the Home Minister should come and speak for 10 minutes on the security breach. Had he done that, this chaos would not have occurred and proceedings would have taken place smoothly...It seems that this might be a strategy by the ruling side, to not speak initially on any issue that is demanded and then speak after all the Bills are passed," said JMM MP Mahua Maji.

The I.N.D.I.A bloc MPs began a march from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk in the national capital against the suspension of MPs.

The Congress alleged that more than 140 INDIA bloc MPs were "thrown out" of both Houses just so Union Home Minister Amit Shah could get three "draconian" bills passed in the Lok Sabha without any informed dissent. Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three key bills – the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill – that seek to overhaul the criminal justice system.

"Today, after a meeting in the chamber of RS LoP Mallikarjun Kharge, our leaders will hold a protest march from Parliament to Vijay Chowk. Why is the government not giving any answer on the Parliament security breach incident," asked K Suresh, Congress Chief Whip in Lok Sabha.

"It is an individual act. Therefore we know that BJP and spin masters would like to divert from the real issues. We are raising the issue of Parliamentary security breach and we want an answer from Amit Shah. BJP MP Pratap Simha has given a pass to those intruders, we are asking for action on him but that is not discussed. Vice President is not getting pained over this, he is speaking about the mimicry by a member. PM Modi has done more remarkable mimicry in Lok Sabha, who will ask about that?...Ministers like Giriraj Singh always attack Rahul Gandhi. Their livelihood is through Rahul Gandhi...Let it go on," said Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Mimicry row.

As the winter session of Parliament approaches its conclusion this Friday, crucial bills in the realm of criminal justice will take center stage in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. However, the proceedings are set against the backdrop of empty benches on the opposition side, with this year's winter session witnessing an unprecedented 143 suspensions of Members of Parliament—marking the highest number in the history of the Indian Parliament.

The spotlight falls on three significant criminal justice bills—namely, the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill. These bills, having received approval in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, are slated for consideration and passage in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

The I.N.D.I.A bloc MPs will hold a march from Parliament House to Vijay Chowk in the national capital.