Chennai: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has opposed the Central government’s Hindi names for the bills introduced in Parliament on Friday to replace British-era criminal laws-Indian Penal Code (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and Indian Evidence Act (IEA).
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Wilson accused the central government of forcing Hindi throughout India by introducing the three recently introduced Bills in Hindi.
“I request that the names of the three bills be changed to English. Mandatory Hindi should not be implemented, as it means imposing and is unconstitutional,” Wilson said.
Senior DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan said the word 'Bharatiya' was being used in the Bills instead of India as 'they are afraid of the term.'
The DMK had ridiculed the Modi government over the nomenclature of three Bills moved to revamp existing criminal laws, saying it showed how much the BJP 'is afraid of 'India'', as it is the name of the multi-party Opposition bloc.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin had on Friday said the Centre's move "reeks of linguistic imperialism" and said that it was an attempt to "Recolonisation in the name of decolonisation.
"The audacious attempt by the Union BJP Government to tamper with the essence of India's diversity through a sweeping overhaul - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill - reeks of linguistic imperialism. This is an affront to the very foundation of INDIA's unity. BJP and Prime Minister Modi have no moral right to even utter the word Tamil hereafter," Stalin posted on Twitter.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced in the Lok Sabha the three Bills - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023; and the Bharatiya Sakhshya Bill, 2023. (with Agency inputs)
