The House Ministry, underneath Amit Shah, has pulled up the Bengal authorities. (File)
New Delhi:
On a day West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee was sworn in for a 3rd time period after a decisive win towards the BJP, the Union Ministry of House Affairs shot off one other letter to the state authorities asking why it had not written again about measures taken to cease the violence after final month’s elections.
“I remind you that no report has been submitted regardless of my asking for particulars on post-poll violence on Might third. Non-compliance of this second letter can be taken critically,” Union House Secretary Ajay Bhalla mentioned within the second letter dispatched to state authorities two days after he wrote the primary letter.
Mr Bhalla additionally requested the West Bengal Chief Secretary why satisfactory measures to cease the violence haven’t been taken to date. “There are contemporary studies which recommend that post-poll violence has not stopped. Rapid measures needs to be taken to cease violence and report concerning the identical needs to be despatched instantly,” he wrote.
The Nationwide Human Rights Fee (NHRC) on Wednesday additionally took be aware of the post-poll violence that erupted in West Bengal after meeting election outcomes have been introduced on Might 2. The human rights physique had requested its Deputy Inspector Normal (Investigation) to represent a staff to look into the matter. The staff has been requested to conduct an on-the-spot fact-finding investigation and submit it in two weeks.
“Contemplating as a match case of an alleged violation of Proper to Lifetime of the harmless residents, the Fee has right this moment taken suo-moto cognizance of the matter and has requested its DIG (Investigation) to represent a staff of the officers of the Investigation Division of the Fee to conduct an on the spot fact-finding investigation and to submit a report on the earliest, ideally inside two weeks,” the NHRC mentioned.
A number of different human rights our bodies such because the Nationwide Fee for Safety of Little one Rights (NCPCR) and the Nationwide Fee for Ladies (NCW) have additionally raised issues over studies of violence and sought an inquiry.
Each the BJP and the Left have slammed the Trinamool Congress and accused it of attacking their employees amid victory celebrations after the Might 2 outcomes.
The Trinamool Congress and the West Bengal Police have rebuffed a lot of the prices saying numerous pretend movies and pictures from older incidents have been being unfold on social media.
On Tuesday, BJP Nationwide President JP Nadda visited Bengal to fulfill the households of the victims assuring that justice might be served democratically. “Mamata ji, what your get together has finished after victory, reveals how a lot you and your get together employees consider in democracy. The TMC employees and the politician are claiming that the clips of those incidents doing the rounds on social media are nothing however pretend information. I want to request the media to inform the reality to the nation,” mentioned Mr Nadda.
Trinamool Congress leaders mentioned they’d nothing to do with any such incidents and urged individuals to take care of peace and comply with COVID-19 protocols.
