Trivandrum (Kerala):

Former Union Minister and Congress leader Chidambaram today said that if the Indian Bloc comes to power at the Centre, it will bring in a special law to implement the legal principle established by the Supreme Court that “Bail is the rule, jail is the rule”. exception”.

“We have also promised to bring in a special law that states ‘Bail is the rule and jail is the exception’. This law was highlighted by Justice Krishna, the great son of Kerala,” Mr Chidambaram said in a news release here said at the press conference. .

“This rule is rarely followed in the lower judiciary, magistrates and magistrates and ultimately, not everyone can go to the Supreme Court and get bail. 65% of the prisoners are under trial; they are not convicted, so why are they 90 % of interrogated persons are OBCs, SCs and STs; hence, we will have a special law: “Bail is the rule, jail is the exception” – CBI bail will be mandatory for everyone for the first 15 days after interrogation by the police or court. ,” he added.

Mr. Chidambaram also said that if the Bloc India comes to power at the Centre, it will repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the three criminal laws proposed by the BJP government.

“We will repeal, amend and review the following sets of laws – CAA 2019 topping the list. Farmers Facilitation of Production, Trade and Commerce Promotion Act 2020, Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita equivalent to IPC, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita i.e. CrPC) and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Act (i.e. the Evidence Act),” Mr. Chidambaram said in reply to a question from ANI at a press conference here.

“These five laws will be completely repealed. Then we have eight laws that will be repealed and new laws will be made. Then we have 25 laws that will be amended and brought in line with the constitution. So we are absolutely clear that the Citizenship Amendment Act The case will be scrapped,” said Mr. Chidambaram, who served as Union Home Minister during the UPA government from 2008 to 2012.

He also refuted the CPM leaders’ allegations that the Congress leaders were silent on the CAA.

Mr. Chidambaram, chairman of the Congress Manifesto Committee, said: “Shashi Tharoor spoke widely against the CAA and it was widely reported. Priyanka Gandhi said we are against the CAA.”

Recently, at an election rally, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged that the Congress and Rahul Gandhi were showing “the same mentality” as the Sangh Parivar by remaining silent on the CAA. He further claimed that the Congress’s Kerala unit, which initially joined the Left Front to oppose the CAA, quit on the instructions of its national leadership.

The “Reverse the Damage” section of the Congress manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections says, “We are committed to all anti-people laws passed by the BJP/National Development Alliance without proper parliamentary scrutiny and debate, especially those related to workers, Laws relating to farmers and criminals”. Justice, the environment and forests, and digital data protection will be overhauled and changed. “

The CAA allows undocumented immigrants belonging to six non-Muslim communities (Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan) to obtain citizenship in December 2014 Enter India on or before 31st and shorten the time to obtain citizenship. Citizenship is extended from the existing 11 years to 5 years.