Tabrez Ansari mob lynching: NHRC announces ex-gratia of 2 lakh after efforts of Gulbarga activist
Activist Riyazuddin had filed a complaint with NHRC in June 2019
Gulbarga: The efforts of a Gulbarga based Social and Human Rights Activist, Riyazuddin, who was fighting a legal battle to get ex-gratia amount for Jharkhand’s Tabrez Ansari’s family. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered an ex-gratia amount of Rs. Two lakh for the family of Ansari who was lynched by a mob in Jharkhand in June last year.
Ansari’s lynching had taken the country by storm as the videos of the incident wherein the victim was tortured and harassed for over 18 hours had gone viral on social media platforms. In the videos, the assaulters were also seen forcing the victim into chanting “Jai Shri Ram” and “Jai Hanuman”. The incident had caused an uproar over the communal divisiveness in the country.
Riyazuddin, an activist from Gulbarga had filed a complaint with the NHRC after the incident, seeking immediate arrest of the accused and an ex-gratia amount of Rs. One Crore for the victim’s family. As the NHRC ordered primary ex-gratia of Rs. Two Lakh, Riyazuddin spoke to Vartha Bharati and has reacted to the development.
“When I came to know about the incident on 18 June 2019 through various news sources, I had filed a complaint with the NHRC on June 25, 2019, demanding immediate arrest of the accused, action against the police officers who were accused of dereliction of duty during the incident. I had demanded the suspension of these officers and had sought an ex-gratia amount of Rs. One crore to victim’s family” Riyazuddin told Vartha Bharati.
“The NHRC has now ordered Jharkhand Government to pay primary ex-gratia amount of Rs. Two Lakh. After the NHRC added that the police had not taken any action against the accused, now chargesheet has been filed against 13 accused. A departmental inquiry has been ordered against police officers who failed their duty during the incident and the Jamshedpur Superintendent of Police has sought report of the inquiry in six weeks” Riyazuddin informed Vartha Bharati.
“The Police personnel did not allow Tabrez to get medical attention despite him being critically injured in the incident. They also did not allow the family of Tabrez to meet him. They are all accountable for the death of Tabrez” he added.
Riyazuddin has been actively involved in similar activism and had filed similar complaints in the case of the murder of Dalit kids Roshni (12) and Avinash (10) who were killed in Madhya Pradesh in September 2019. The accused in the case Rameshwar and Hakeem were both arrested and the NHRC had ordered Madhya Pradesh Government to pay ex-gratia of Rs. 4, 12,500 each to the families of the victims.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
