70% reduction in violence in Kashmir, NE and Naxal areas in last 10 yrs: Shah

He talked about the ‘Tera Tujhko Arpan’ initiative to return frozen money back to the victims of cybercrime cases.

Speaking on the internal security scenario in India, Shah said that in the last 10 years, the country has seen a transformation. “Earlier, whenever there were bomb blasts or attacks in three hotspots, nobody used to be surprised. These were Kashmir, North East and the Naxal areas. Due to the determination of the government and a development perspective, there has been a 70% reduction in violence and 72% reduction in deaths in these areas. State police and central agencies have done this work,” Shah said.

“Our nation is going to be terrorism and Naxalism free,” he said. Meanwhile, talking about the new criminal laws (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam), Shah said minute details were taken into consideration while drafting them.

“We kept in mind which new technology will be in practice even after 100 years while defining various sections of these laws. This will ensure there will be no need to change the laws for the next 100 years.” he said.

The three criminal laws have provisions for scientific investigation, faster prosecution and systems in place to make sure the guilty are punished. Shah, who was on a two-day Gujarat visit, also claimed that once the infrastructure needed for the implementation of the three new criminal laws is in place, people will get justice in three years from the point of registration of first information report to a hearing in the apex court.

Meanwhile, praising Gujarat Police, CM Bhupendra Patel said that the people are safe, the state is more secure and foreign investments are flowing in due to the security status in Gujarat. He said that the police personnel, even during disasters, work day and night to ensure the security of people. He dubbed the inauguration of the new CP office as the “duty of the government towards the police force”, saying that it is necessary to make sure the police stay two steps ahead of the times.

MoS Home Harsh Sanghavi said, “(Earlier) there used to be constant curfews. But the strong action of the government, transparency and zero tolerance against criminals, has made Gujarat number one in India on law and order.”

“Today, Gujarat ranks 31 of 36 in major crimes… it ranks the safest for women, for the number of crimes against children Gujarat ranks 36 out of 37,” added Sanghavi.