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'Biggest reforms? Not at all': Chidambaram counters Amit Shah on new criminal laws; calls their enactment an exercise in 'cut and paste'

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram has criticized the new criminal laws, labeling them a mere "cut and paste" exercise, countering Home Minister Amit Shah's claim of them being the biggest reforms since Independence. Chidambaram asserts that the new laws largely replicate the old ones, causing confusion among legal professionals.
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