-ThePrint.in A survey by NGO Common Cause and Lokniti shows Adivasis are most afraid of being framed for Maoist activities, while Dalits are afraid of being falsely accused of petty thefts. New Delhi: The sense of being discriminated against by police is strongest among Muslims, especially those in Bihar, said a study that seeks to analyse the perception about police along state and community lines. The survey was carried out by NGO Common...
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Police being politicised, says former DGP
-The Hindu A report on the status of policing in India says that Sikhs, mainly in Punjab reported the highest levels of fear of the police among religious communities. Highlighting the politicisation of police, former Uttar Pradesh DGP Prakash Singh said during the Ayodhya agitation, he was removed as the police chief for a brief period and “the police was pulverised” as political masters didn’t want them to raise their little finger. The...
More »Less than 10% of people in UP & Punjab are satisfied with their police force -Ananya Bhardwaj
-ThePrint.in According to a Common Cause-CSDS report, just 8% of people in UP and 9% in Punjab find performance and perception of police satisfactory. Himachal & Haryana top the list with 71%. New Delhi: The people of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana are rather satisfied with the way their respective police forces function, while Punjab and Uttar Pradesh think they’re awful. According to a report by NGO Common Cause and the Lokniti programme of...
More »How the milestone was reached: From Common Cause PIL to case of nurse Aruna Shanbaug
-The Telegraph The chronology of events related to the Supreme Court verdict allowing a “living will” for passive euthanasia May 11, 2005: Supreme Court takes note of PIL filed by NGO Common Cause seeking permission to allow terminally ill persons to execute a living will for passive euthanasia. Court seeks the Centre’s response to the plea asking for declaration of “right to die with dignity” as a fundamental right under right to...
More »Lokpal selection meet on March 1
-The Telegraph New Delhi: A committee headed by the Prime Minister will meet on March 1 to process the names to be considered for the country's first Lokpal, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday. The committee will include the Chief Justice of India, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the leader of the single largest Opposition party in the Lower House, attorney-general K.K. Venugopal told a bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi...
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