Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Amit Shah Says New Criminal Laws Will End Extortion Regime
Amit Shah spoke about three new laws that change how crimes and court cases are handled in India.
He said the former West Bengal government did not put the laws into effect.
Shah accused that government of protecting illegal money-making and extortion networks.
He said the new laws are meant to replace fear with trust.
They are also intended to help courts deliver justice faster.
A zero FIR can be filed at any police station, even if the crime happened elsewhere.
Shah also said he wants alleged cross-border infiltrators found and deported.
An exhibition in Siliguri is explaining the new justice system to the public.
Amit Shah accused the former Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government of not notifying India’s new criminal laws.
Shah said the laws would end what he called West Bengal’s “syndicate, cut-money and extortion regime.”
He said the laws promote faster justice and allow zero FIRs at any police station.
Shah reiterated plans to identify, delete and deport alleged cross-border infiltrators from West Bengal.
The three laws replaced the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act on July 1, 2024.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the former Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government, and the current Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government in West Bengal.
- What
- Shah inaugurated an exhibition about three new criminal laws and criticized the former state government’s handling of them.
- When
- The laws came into force on July 1, 2024; the exhibition will continue until August 26.
- Where
- Kawakhali Maidan in Siliguri, West Bengal.
- Why
- The exhibition aims to familiarise people with the new criminal justice framework, while Shah said the laws would speed up justice and strengthen the rule of law.
Amit Shah and BJP Government’s Position
Criticized Former TMC Government’s Position
Implementation of criminal laws
Amit Shah and BJP Government’s Position
Shah said the former government failed to notify the laws because they threatened its alleged syndicate, cut-money and extortion networks.
Criticized Former TMC Government’s Position
The article reports that the former Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government did not notify the laws, but does not provide its response to Shah’s accusation.
Law and order
Amit Shah and BJP Government’s Position
Shah said the BJP government has imposed the rule of law and will replace an atmosphere of fear with trust.
Criticized Former TMC Government’s Position
The article does not include a response from the former TMC government to this assessment.
Cross-border infiltration and CAA
Amit Shah and BJP Government’s Position
Shah reaffirmed a “detect-delete-deport” approach to alleged infiltrators and accused Mamata Banerjee of opposing implementation of the CAA in West Bengal.
Criticized Former TMC Government’s Position
The article states that Banerjee had opposed implementation of the CAA and mocked it, but provides no further response from her or the TMC.
- Speaker
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Laws
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
- Effective date
- July 1, 2024
- Replaced laws
- Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act
- Exhibition
- “Five Pillars: Transformed Justice System”
- Venue
- Kawakhali Maidan, Siliguri
- Exhibition period
- Through August 26