BJP MLA Laxmikant Sahu welcomed the new Public Safety and OBC Reservation Bill in Bengal and said that it will restore the rule of law. Accusing the previous government of vote bank politics, he also called UCC necessary for Bengal.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Laxmikant Sahu has welcomed the West Bengal Public Safety and Anti-Social Activities Control Bill and the new Other Backward Class (OBC) Reservation Bill. He stressed that this law will strengthen the rule of law in the state and will benefit backward communities.
Speaking to ANI on Monday, Sahu alleged that there was never rule of law in West Bengal under the previous government. He claimed that innocent people were tortured and intimidated. Sahu said, “There was never rule of law in Bengal. A particular religious community was exploited and many innocent people were tortured and muscle power was used.”
Claiming that the new law will restore law and order, Sahu said the benefits of reservation are also being given to backward classes. He said, “Now all this will end; rule of law will be established in Bengal and reservation is also being given to backward classes.”
Calling the move a step towards the Centre’s vision of a developed India, Sahu said, “This is a step towards the ‘Developed India’ of 2047 and a step forward.”
What are the provisions in the Public Safety Bill?
The West Bengal Assembly on Monday passed some important laws, including the ‘Public Safety and Anti-Social Activities Control Bill, 2026’. The objective of this bill is to strengthen the law and order of the state to prevent riots, curb organized crime and deal with habitual anti-social elements. A key provision of the bill is preventive detention, which allows district magistrates and police commissioners to issue orders of detention if a person’s activities threaten public safety. Under this bill the offense will be cognizable and non-bailable.
What did BJP MLA say about UCC?
On the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Sahu said it was very important to implement it in West Bengal and advocated the principle of “one nation, one law, one Constitution”. Sahu said, “UCC is very important. Right now vote-bank politics in Bengal revolves only around a particular community. This will end and there will be ‘one nation, one law, one constitution’. This was important for all; otherwise there was a danger of the country merging with East Pakistan.”
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that the draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be placed before the state Cabinet on July 2. After Cabinet approval, the bill will be introduced in the Assembly in August. (ANI)
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