Delay in justice major hindrance: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that delay in getting justice is one of the major challenges faced by the people of the country.
In his video message aired at the inaugural session of the two-day “All India Conference of Law Ministers and Law Secretaries” at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia near the ‘Statue of Unity’, Modi also said that laws should be written in lucid manner and in regional languages so that the poorest of the poor can understand them. “Delay in getting justice is one of the major challenges being faced by the people of our country,” Modi said while also giving various suggestions to overcome the issue.
He said the speciality of Indian society is that for thousands of years, while walking on the path of development it also carried out internal reforms. “Our society voluntarily got rid of obsolete laws, bad customs and traditions, as we know that if they become stereotypes they pose a hindrance to progress,” Modi said.
Stressing on unlearning colonialism, PM Modi said that it is important for us to break the shackles of colonialism by removing regressing colonial laws. He said that only then India can progress in true sense. “In last 8 years, we removed 32,000 compliances to improve ease of living,” he said.
Commenting on improving the Gujarat law system, PM Modi said, “In Gujarat, we started evening courts. Cases that were of petty crimes were heard in these courts, thus reducing burden on courts & allowing speedy resolution of matters. When law and order develops in sync with societal progress, it ensures that there is Ease of Justice.”