Owaisi says new criminal laws will be used more against poor, minorities
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Hyderabad: Asaduddin Owaisi, the head of AIMIM, claimed on Thursday that the three new criminal laws, which went into effect on July 1st, will now be applied more frequently against the underprivileged, marginalised groups, Muslims, Adivasis, and Dalits.
Speaking at a seminar, Owaisi asserted that the three new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), will limit the rights of the general public and grant the police broad authority (to prosecute anybody), PTI reported.
"These new (criminal) laws will now be used even more than before against the poor, weaker sections, Muslims, Adivasis and Dalits," the Hyderabad MP claimed.
He said there was no mention (in the new laws) about the action to be taken against police if they commit any mistake.
"The new laws are more dangerous than the UAPA--Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act," the AIMIM chief further said, adding one can imagine how these laws will be used.