Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting in Guwahati on Sunday to assess the rollout of three new criminal laws—Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)—across Northeast India. The conference brought together chief ministers and Directors General of Police (DGPs) from the region, with Manipur represented by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla due to President’s rule in the state.

The meeting, attended by seven Northeast chief ministers and DGPs from five states (excluding Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Manipur), focused on the laws’ implementation status concerning police, prisons, courts, prosecution, and forensics. Chief secretaries from several states also participated, with each of the eight states presenting updates to Shah. “Hon’ble Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah is currently chairing a conference of Chief Ministers from the North Eastern States in Guwahati on the implementation of the new criminal laws,” the Assam CM’s office posted on X.

The session began with remarks by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, followed by Shah’s address. He released a book, New Criminal Laws: Standard Operating Procedures and Rules, prepared by Assam CID and published by the Assam government. A final presentation by BPR&D Director General Rajeev Kumar Sharma will outline the laws’ regional progress, followed by a general discussion. Shah is expected to conclude with suggestions for better implementation.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, alongside Meghalaya’s Conrad K Sangma, Nagaland’s Neiphiu Rio, Arunachal Pradesh’s Pema Khandu, Tripura’s Manik Saha, Mizoram’s Lalduhoma, and Sikkim’s Prem Singh Tamang, attended, joined by central officials, including IB Director Tapan Kumar Deka.