Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government has been in power in Uttar Pradesh for 10 months now and in this duration it has received as many as nine notices from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
The notices, most of which were addressed to the Chief Secretary, were sent on a range of issues, including a fake encounter, eve-teasing and children deaths at Gorakhpur hospital. The most recent notice was over a wardboy running a public health centre in Barabanki in the absence of a doctor, which had been reported by News18.
Juhi Singh, the chairman of Uttar Pradesh Child Rights Protection Commission and spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party, said the government should stop ignoring these issues. “Nothing much is done in such cases. Some lower level official is suspended and an investigation committee is formed as a mere formality. But the findings of these reports never see the light of day. The state government should take these issues seriously.”
BJP spokesperson Shalabh Mani Tripathi said the government is looking into these issues, but the NHRC should also show solidarity towards police personnel martyred in encounters.
“Human Rights commission is a constitutional institution and we respect it. The commission is doing its job and the government is also doing its job. It is correct that the commission takes cognizance of the death of criminals and checks whether human rights were violated or not. But at the same time, our police personnel are also being martyred in encounters with criminals. I hope the commission will show some solidarity with them too,” he said, referring to the Ghaziabad encounter.
Here’s a look at the notices issued by the NHRC to the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh:
April 10, 2017
The NHRC issued a notice to Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police after allegations that the police had harassed African citizens in the name of investigation in the NSG Society in Greater Noida.
August 14, 2017
After 63 children died in Gorakhpur’s BRD Hospital, the NHRC asked the Chief Secretary to give details and specify the correctional steps taken. Gorakhpur was the Lok Sabha constituency of Yogi Adityanath before he took over as UP chief minister.
September 26, 2017
The NHRC took cognizance of the BHU molestation scandal and issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary, seeking details of the incident.
October 5, 2017
A notice was issued to the UP chief secretary and the DGP after gangster Sumit Gurjar was killed in an encounter in Greater Noida, seeking a reply in four weeks. After the encounter, allegations had surfaced that Gurjar was killed in a fake encounter.
November 2, 2017
The NHRC sought a report on the boiler explosion at NTPC's Unchahar plant in Raebareli which had killed 34 people.
November 22, 2017
The NHRC issued a notice to the government after media reports quoted the CM as purportedly promoting encounter killings.
December 14, 2017
Taking cognizance of the harassment case in Noida's Child Reform Home, the NHRC constituted a team under the supervision of DIG Investigation and ordered him to go to the spot and to submit a report.
December 27, 2017
The NHRC sought an explanation after it emerged that doctor’s performed eye surgeries using torchlights.
January 3, 2017
The NHRC issued a notice to the Chief Secretary after News18 exposed how a ward-boy was running the Primary Health Center in Barabanki in the absence of a doctor.
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