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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Two of five members of child rights panel quit by Himanshi Dhawan

Two of five members of child rights panel quit by Himanshi Dhawan

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published Published on Jan 21, 2012   modified Modified on Jan 21, 2012

Controversy has hit the child rights' panel again with two members putting in their papers within six months. Child health specialist Dr Dinesh Laroia resigned recently in quick succession to educationist Sukanya Bharatram, who quit in August, 2011. While Dr Laroia cited personal reasons for his resignation, sources said that there were differences with panel chief Shanta Sinha.

With the two resignations, the number of members in the national commission for protection of child rights (NCPCR) has come down to three - Vinod Kumar Tikoo, Dr Yogesh Dube and Dipa Dixit. The commission has an annual budget of Rs 950 crore and is mandated with protection of child rights. When contacted NCPCR chairperson Shanta Sinha said "Dr Laroia has given his resignation to the ministry. I do not want to comment further on the issue.''

Though the ministry for women and child development (WCD) has not accepted Dr Laroia's resignation yet, he has not been attending office for the past one month. When contacted Dr Laroia said,"I have given in my resignation for personal reasons and I would not like to elaborate on it. I have done my best, but now I am unable to continue." He denied there was any rift with Sinha. Sources in the child rights panel said that there were serious differences in opinion on the execution and monitoring of programmes like the right to education law and the Bal Bandhu scheme with both Bharatram and Dr Laroia.

The WCD ministry had appointed five members to the NCPCR in November, 2010, which ran into rough weather. The appointments were challenged by NGO Pratidhi, citing violation of guidelines laid down by the courts and "arbitrary" selection of candidates. There were allegations that Dube was a Congress candidate who had lost assembly polls, while Tikoo was alleged to be a former boss of WCD minister Krishna Tirath's husband.


The Times of India, 21 January, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Two-of-five-members-of-child-rights-panel-quit/articleshow/11574285.cms


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