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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Scheduled Castes commission to summon district magistrate, police chief over Bhatta-Parsaul violence by Smita Gupta

Scheduled Castes commission to summon district magistrate, police chief over Bhatta-Parsaul violence by Smita Gupta

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published Published on May 27, 2011   modified Modified on May 27, 2011
The commission plans to file several cases under the SC & ST Act

The battle of Bhatta-Parsaul in Uttar Pradesh's Greater NOIDA area, where violence raged recently over the contentious issue of land acquisition, promises to get bigger.

On Thursday, the National Commission for the Scheduled Castes decided to summon the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police of Gautam Budh Nagar district, where the twin villages are located, to seek a report on the plight of the Dalits who were victims of the alleged police violence.

NCSC chairperson and Congress MP Panna Lal Punia, who paid a five-hour visit to Bhatta-Parsaul and Accheypur on Thursday, told The Hindu that he would not just be summoning the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police but also intended to file several cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, as about a dozen “required immediate intervention.”

Mr. Punia said that in the recent violence in western Uttar Pradesh — highlighted after Congress leaders Digvijay Singh and Rahul Gandhi visited the area, but subsequently denied by the State government — “a large number of Dalits and OBCs have been affected.” “During my visit today [Thursday], I discovered that the women were too scared to speak for fear of reprisal from local police — especially the CO — and the SDM,” Mr. Punia said. “I learnt that last [Wednesday] night, the villagers received a visit from the police: they were told not to say anything to us.” The District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police had expressed their desire to accompany Mr. Punia — who was Principal Secretary to Mayawati in her last stint as Chief Minister — but he told them that he preferred to make the journey on his own, as only then would the locals feel “free to speak their mind.”

Clearly, Mr. Punia's visit — and the promised action by the Commission — will fuel the continuing battle between the Congress and the Mayawati-led BSP government, as they fight for political space in the State ahead of the Assembly elections due in 2012.

Mr. Punia's visit also comes a few days after Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin Pilot was arrested in the district while attempting to go to the violence-hit villages on May 22. “The situation is very grim... at least 22 villagers with no criminal records have been booked on serious charges, including murder, while no proper legal recourse is being provided to them by the government,” Mr. Pilot had said, accusing the police of terrorising the locals, and demanding a judicial inquiry.

Earlier that day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced financial assistance to 110 persons from Bhatta-Parsaul and Accheypur who were injured in the violence. The announcement, interestingly, was repeated on May 23 by the new Group of Ministers on the media. Mr. Punia's visit also comes in the wake of a visit to the violence-hit villages by the National Human Rights Commission, which will submit its report soon.

The Hindu, 27 May, 2011, http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/27/stories/2011052767091400.htm


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