Govt making sincere attempts to draft laws in simple manner, Indian languages: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government is making sincere attempts to draft laws in a simple manner and in Indian languages to the maximum extent. Inaugurating the International Lawyers' Conference here, he also flagged concerns about cyber terrorism and money laundering besides the use of artificial intelligence for destructive purposes.
Modi said these dangers do not recognise borders and jurisdiction and called for collaborative efforts among legal frameworks of different countries to deal with them.
«When danger is global, then the manner to deal with it should also be global,» he said.
The prime minister cited the example of cooperation between air traffic control systems of all countries to ensure air travel and said preparing a global framework to deal with these dangers is not about one government or country.
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice of the United Kingdom Alex Chalk KC, Attorney General for India R Venkataramani, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Bar Council of India chairman and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra and others, including several judges of the apex court, were present at the event.
Commenting on the legal system, he said the language used to write laws and in the judicial process plays a big role in ensuring justice.
«We in the Indian government are thinking that law should be produced in two ways.
One draft will be in the language you are used to,» he said to the audience drawn from the legal field. «The second draft will be in a language which the country's common man can understand.
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