| Stopping traffic for VIP movement is Human Rights violation: SHRC | | Issues notice to Divisional Commissioners, IGP Traffic | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 4: The State Human Rights Commission through its acting Chairperson Rafiq Fida, while taking cognizance on the complaint filed by Human Rights activist Deepak Sharma , regarding halting of traffic for VIPs movement, today issue notices to Divisional Commissioners of Kashmir and Jammu and IGP Traffic.
"This act of Traffic police costs lives at time in view of medical emergency when patients need immediate treatment in hospitals, as such right to life is infringed indirectly. The stoppage of traffic for general public to give smooth passage to VIPs also hits the right to liberty and right to freedom of movement of the general public", read the petition.
The petitioner also placed on record of rights panel, the guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs to stop traffic to give passage during movement by road, only in case of president of India, the Vice President of India, the Prime Minister of India and visiting dignitaries who are given President/PM level security cover.
Considering the averments made in the petition a case of Human Rights violation, the acting Chairperson of State Human Rights Commission, Rafiq Fida, issued notice to Divisional Commissioners of Kashmir and Jammu and IGP Traffic, J&K for filing their factual reports in the matter.
"The Commission cannot loose sight of the facts prevailing in the state on account of security scenario, but traffic department needs to adopt measures to minimize the inconvenience of the public in general due to stoppage of traffic to give safe passage to VIPs not entitled for the same", says the order. |
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