NHRC notice to UP over police action during stir
› The NHRC has taken cognisance of the issue after a Congress delegation visited the commission recently and met the top officials NHRC OFFICIAL
NEW DELHI:THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government days after a Congress delegation led by senior party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met top officials of the rights panel and sought action against alleged police atrocities on those protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, in the state, an official said on Monday.
The Congress on January 27 moved the National Human Rights Commission demanding action against alleged police atrocities on the protesters in the state, alleging that people have been made accused in caserelated FIRS and no police officer has been named.
The delegation had met the NHRC chairperson and other senior officials, and made a detailed 31-page representation which included videos and photographs as “evidence” of alleged atrocities and human rights violations in the state during protests.
After the meeting, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Yogi Adityanath led-up government has “gone to war against its own people” and urged the NHRC to act decisively to protect the “constitutional rights of our citizens”.
“The NHRC has taken cognisance of the issue after a Congress delegation visited the commission recently and met the top officials. A notice has been issued to the chief secretary in this connection and response has been sought in six weeks,” the official said.
The notice to the UP chief secretary and the state Director General of Police reads, “The Commission finds it appropriate to direct issuance of notices to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, calling for a detailed and specific report within 6 weeks on the allegations mentioned in the complaint.”
“Looking into the gravity and sensitivity of the matter, the Commission expects that the requisite report shall be sent by the authorities within the stipulated time, without any delay,” adds the notice.