National Commission for Scheduled Tribes and NHRC Probe Allegations in Sandeshkhali: Calls for Accountability and Action
Authorities Directed to Provide Information and Take Immediate Steps
Bengal chief secretary B.P. Gopalika and director general of police Rajeev Kumar have received letters from the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes requesting information about a sexual harassment allegation that a lady at Sandeshkhali in North 24-Parganas submitted.
Additionally, within three days of receiving the warning, the commission ordered Gopalika and Kumar to provide detailed information about the actions done in response to the woman's complaints. Should the notification be ignored, the two officials will have to personally appear before the commission or be represented by someone.
The commission has chosen to send a team for an on-site assessment to Sandeshkhali on February 22.
According to experts, in accordance with Article 338A of the Constitution, the commission is tasked with guaranteeing the safety and security of the Scheduled Tribes in addition to looking into complaints from them.
According to the expert, "the state government is required by the constitution to send the detailed investigation report."
NHRC notifications
On Wednesday, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said that it will send a special team to Sandeshkhali, North 24-Parganas, to look into claims of land grabbing and sexual assault.
"Given the seriousness of the situation, the Commission has also determined that it is appropriate and appropriate to assign a team to gather information via a site investigation into the human rights violations that have occurred in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas. The team would be headed by a Member of the Commission, with support from other Commission staff," the NHRC spokesman Jaimini Kumar Srivastava said in a formal statement from Delhi.
The chief secretary and the director general of police in Bengal have received letters from the commission requesting reports on the violence in Sandeshkhali and the actions taken or planned to be taken in relation to crimes within a four-week period.
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