Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], after Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized opposition parties for opposing the new penal laws, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, He said that no law is bad, but the problem lies in how they are applied. are implemented.

Abdullah also alleged that the laws are first used against the people of Jammu and Kashmir and then have effect on other 'mulkon' (States).

"No law is bad; the problem is how the laws are applied. The old laws could not be used as badly as the new ones. We wanted a new government to be formed after these elections so that these laws could be used." We hope that members of the NDA to reflect on these laws and debate them," he stated.

"All laws are first used against the people of J-K, and then have their effect on other 'mulkon'. After the Assembly elections are held in J-K, there will be a new government, a people's government in the state. So We will see where these new laws are used in J-K,” Abdullah added.

Today, Amit Shah criticized the opposition parties for opposing the new penal laws and said that there are several occasions to play politics, but the new laws must be supported.

The new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita penal laws came into effect from midnight on July 1.

On criticism from the opposition that no discussions were held before their implementation, Shah said: "On these new laws, some opposition friends are saying different things in the media. I would like to tell everyone that they were carried out. 9.29 hours of discussions in Lok Sabha and 34 members participated in that In Rajya Sabha, more than 6 hours of discussions were held.

Shah said discussions on these laws have been going on for more than four years. "It would be one of the laws about which such a long discussion took place before being brought to Parliament," he added.

The three new laws received approval from Parliament on December 21, 2023. President Droupadi Murmu gave her approval on December 25, 2023 and it was published in the official gazette on the same day.