THANKS TO NHRC, 8 OSTRACISED DALITS
COULD CAST VOTES
In order to ensure safety and security of eight voters of three
ostracised dalit bonded labourer families in Puri district, the National Human
Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday evening issued a direction to the State
Home Department in this regard which was implemented within one hour.
Due to the NHRC’s
immediate response, members of the families headed by Surendra Sethi, Maguni
Sethi and Hina Sethi of Birakesharipur under Kanas block in the district, who
were ostracised by the villagers few months ago, were able to cast their votes
on Thursday without fear as a team of special police force escorted them till
their return from the polling booth.
According to reports,
human rights activist Baghambar Pattanaik had on Wednesday evening filed a
complaint with the NHRC after the family members expressed their interest to
cast votes.The NHRC immediately registered a case and directed the Special
Secretary of the Home Department to take necessary steps in the matter.The Home
Department, accordingly, immediately instructed Puri SP Anup Kumar Sahoo, who
asked Gadishagoda police station IIC Tapan Das to contact the ousted families.
All the process from
filing the complaint with NHRC by the activist to the contact with the victims
by the IIC was completed within an hour on Wednesday.As a result, a team of
Special Police Force led by the local IIC escorted the family members to their
polling booth at Birakesharipur where they exercised their franchise before
returning to the street again with that police team.
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