In a serious indictment of the Maharashtra government’s handling of the anti-north Indian agitation by MNS, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on March 18 asked the state government to pay Rs 5 lakh each to the families of two migrants who died in the violence meted out to them by MNS hooligans in 2008. Vinod Singh, a security guard in Jindal Company, lost his life in violence at Nasik on February 13. Amba Das died after being injured during stone pelting by a mob on a bus carrying him and his colleagues from HAL on the Mumbai-Nasik highway the same day. NHRC’s decision has come despite Maharashtra’s plea that it was facing monetary constraint. In its order, NHRC asked the state government to submit a compliance report along with proof of payment of compensation within eight weeks. “It is unfortunate that the state government did not muster the political will to rein in divisive forces,” the Commission said. As for the excuse of monetary constraint, NHRC said, “The persons who lost their life were poor labourers. Their families have lost bread-earners and the government cannot evade its liability to give appropriate relief on the ground of financial constraints.”
NHRC ORDERS MAHARASHTRA TO COMPENSATE VICTIMS OF MNS ATROCITIES
NHRC ORDERS MAHARASHTRA TO COMPENSATE VICTIMS OF MNS ATROCITIES