Following the instructions of the Calcutta High Court, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday constituted a committee to inquire into incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal. The eight-member committee can be headed by NHRC member Rajeev Jain and is about to begin an investigation instantly.
In a press release, the NHRC mentioned the committee would “investigate all cases of post-poll violence in West Bengal for which complaints have already been received in the NHRC”, or which can be obtained.
Besides Jain, Atif Rashid, Deputy Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities; (Dr) Rajulben L Desai, Member, National Commission for Women, West Bengal State Human Rights Commission together with two officers are a part of the fee.
The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to listen to a plea by the West Bengal authorities looking for to withdraw its earlier order to analyze all instances of alleged violation of rights within the state. A five-judge bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal mentioned the June 18 order was handed after the state didn’t encourage the arrogance of the court docket.
The HC had directed the NHRC to look at a petition filed by BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal, who misplaced the meeting election from Entally in Kolkata, alleging that a number of folks had been attempting to avoid wasting their lives through the post-poll violence. had run away from properties.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
