Gehlot govt completes 3 yrs in office, BJP calls period ‘black chapters’
JAIPUR: Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan on Friday completed three years in office. Chief minister Gehlot extended greetings to all the citizens on his government’s third anniversary and shared an advertisement highlighting the achievements of government.
He tweeted, “While congratulating all on the successful completion of 3 years of the sensitive, transparent and accountable government of the state, I wish for happiness, prosperity, healthy life and happiness of the people of the state and for all round development.”
Gehlot took oath of office on December 17, 2018. The CM will inaugurate and lay foundation stones of various development works on December 18 and 19 to mark the third anniversary. He will inaugurate an exhibition at Jawahar Kala Kendra on December 18 to showcase the works done by the government so far.
Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia, however, lashed out at the Congress saying the three years of its governance will be observed as “black chapters” for farmers, unemployed and women. Three years of the Gehlot government will be seen as black chapters for farmers, unemployed and women. Crimes against women have increased while the government has failed to fulfil its promise of complete loan waiver of the farmers,” Poonia said.
GUWAHATI: Justice Arun Mishra, the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has said that there should be no room for fake encounters or extrajudicial killings by police and security forces. “There is no room for fake encounters in a civilised society... They are barbaric. There is no room for instant justice in this country and law has to take its own course. A person who is guilty has to be tried in court and punished in accordance with law,” he told reporters in Guwahati on Friday. Mishra made the remarks when asked about fake encounters allegedly carried out by police in Assam during the past few months.
Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government took charge in Assam in May this year, the state has witnessed 28 deaths related to police action
Justice Arun Mishra
while allegedly trying to flee custody.
Following several instances of alleged fake encounters in the state, a Delhi-based lawyer had lodged a complaint with the HRC in July, after which the commission issued a notice to the Assam government. The case is still pending.
If the encounter flagged in the complaint is found to be fake as alleged, the NHRC can recommend payment of compensation, direct registration of a criminal case against those involved in the episode, and recommend disciplinary action against those found guilty. “We can’t allege that all encounters are fake. One has to be specific about particular cases. There may be certain cases where the encounters are genuine and some where some excesses have been committed. If we find that certain allegation is correct, we are directing compensation to be paid,” Mishra said.
On the killings of 14 villagers in Nagaland earlier this month during an army operation that went wrong, Mishra said that in absence of a human rights body in the state, one can always approach the NHRC. He added that the NHRC has already taken suo motu cognisance of the case based on news reports.
“We have called for the report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the state government as well as inputs from the home ministry to clarify their stand on the incident. We would not like to comment on the merits of the case now as it is subjudice,” he said.
THE CM WILL INAUGURATE AND LAY FOUNDATION STONES OF VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT WORKS ON DECEMBER 18 AND 19 TO MARK THE 3RD ANNIVERSARY