NHRC notice: Protect Kashmiris

New Delhi, February 21

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notices to the Union ministries of Home and Human Resource Development, and the state governments of West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, seeking reports over “ill-treatment of Kashmiris” in wake of the Pulwama terror attack.

It has also issued a notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner and has asked the ministries to submit reports within two weeks. It has given chief secretaries of the states four weeks to send their reports.

The commission said even though there is an atmosphere of grief and anger across the country, such kind of violence against fellow countrymen cannot be accepted in a civilised society. 

Stating that such incidents will destroy the democratic fabric of the country, it asserted that the Centre should act against miscreants. — PTI

SC hearing today

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Friday take up a PIL seeking protection to Kashmiri students allegedly being attacked in various parts of the country after the Pulwama terror strike. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi agreed to hear the matter on Friday after senior advocate Colin Gonsalves submitted it needed to be heard urgently. TNS