Opposition MPs question 'haste' in adopting draft reports on bills to replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act

The committee, which is examining the bills to replace the IPC, CrPC, and the Evidence Act, has called a meeting to adopt the reports on October 27..

Opposition MPs have complained that they were given insufficient time to review the reports and have requested a postponement..

Opposition MPs in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs have questioned the "haste" in adopting the draft reports on the three bills to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act, as a meeting has been called later this week for the purpose..

According to sources, at least two opposition MPs have written to the panel's chairperson raising concerns about the process of scrutiny of the bills and have also urged him to postpone the meeting...

Requesting postponement of the panel's meeting, another opposition MP pointed out that the draft report was sent in the middle of festivals even though the next Parliament session is at least four weeks away.. TMC MPs in the panel have, meanwhile, raised concern over the meeting being called a day before Lakshmi Puja which is celebrated in Bengal a few days after Durga Puja...

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