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NHRC Terming Trinamool Leaders As ‘Goons’ in Report Stirs Row

New Delhi, 17 July 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: In its report on post-poll violence in West Bengal submitted to the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) labelled several Trinamool Congress MLAs, councillors and leaders as “notorious criminals/goons”, triggering a political controversy in the state with several leaders threatening to take legal action against the rights body. The leaders not only questioned the integrity of the commission, but also accused it of showing vindictive attitude. In the annexure ‘K’ attached with the original report submitted before the HC, the NHRC has placed 102 persons across 16 broad regions of West Bengal, including state minister Jyotipriya Mullick, prominent leader and former MLA Udyaan Guha, Naihati MLA Partha Bhowmick, Canning East MLA

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'UAPA in its present form poses serious threat to democracy': Ex-babus in open letter

New Delhi, 17 Aug 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in its present form poses a serious threat to the freedom of citizens and to democracy, and the government should enact a fresh legislation to replace it, a group of former bureaucrats has said in an open letter. The UAPA has a chequered history, they said. This legislation, passed in 1967 on the recommendations of the National Integration Council to combat communalism, casteism, regionalism and linguistic chauvinism and to deal with associations engaged in secessionist activities, has changed colour over time and has now become a statute that has created new categories of offences and punishments, they said. The UAPA has been in existence in India's statute books for over five decades and the harsh amendments it has gone through in recent

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Hathras detainee Atikur Rahman in threat of custodial murder, say spouse, CFI activists

New Delhi, 28 Aug 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: On August 27, Hathras detainee Atikur Rahman’s family expressed their concern about Atikur’s health in the press meet gathered at Press Club of India, New Delhi. He has been admitted to the jail hospital for the past four days. Atikur’s spouse Sanjida Rahman said that the prison authorities are calling his ailment as ‘seasonal fever’, neglecting his heart disease. “The arrest was made just before one month in which his heart surgery was scheduled. Then onwards he wasn’t provided any medical assistance. We have been saving Rs 2 lakh for the past two years for the surgery. This negligence could be fatal to his life”, Sanjida said. During the press conference, Ashwan Sadiq P, National general secretary Campus Front of India said that the

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