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CLMC Rules Out SMC Chairman’s Report on Kishanbagh Police Firing

Hyderabad’s Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) expressed its deep concern over the recommendations made by Chairman of State Minorities Commission (SMC), Mr. Abid Rasool Khan, on the incident of Kishanbagh police firing and attack on Muslims by Sikh mob. While noting that Mr. Khan’s recommendations are ‘more facilitating to the police than to the people’, CLMC accuses him of ‘playing a very safe game by addressing the issue for namesake’. Reproduced below is CLMC’s letter to SMC Chairman. – Editor

Letter:

Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee express its deep concern over the recommendations made by the Chairman, State Minorities Commission on the incident of Kishanbagh police firing and attack on Muslims by Sikh Mob. This committee strongly condemns the non-application of mind and ignorance of the real issues. This committee also strongly believes that the commission does not have proper knowledge of Human Rights issues. The commission’s recommendations are like report of a subordinate officer submitting to its higher officials. It is a complete bureaucratic report. Human rights concept is lacking. People of Hyderabad are in shock after going through your report. It is a strange thing that you have recommended establishing of additional police stations. Wherein the main problem is police itself. In what way do you think the additional police stations serve the purpose? The present police station is collecting huge mamool from the Sikh illegal financers, drug mafia and petty businessmen. Your recommendation is more facilitating to the police than to the people. You are opening doors of corruption further more. No human rights organizations ever encourage establishing more police stations.

The main issues on which the commission should have given importance were the police firing on innocent people and attack on unarmed Muslims by Sikh mob by daggers and swords. You have completely failed to address these main issues. You should have stressed and sought report from the police on the issues such as who ordered police firing on 14th May 2014 in Arsh Mahal of Kishan Bagh area of Hyderabad in which three people were killed belonging to Muslim community. Who deployed the BSF force in Kishan Bagh area, and who was the incharge of BSF at that time. What kind of weapons did those police personnel had who were deployed at Kishan Bagh. How many numbers of rounds of firing was opened by the BSF as well as Hyderabad police during that day. Were all the methods applied by the police personnel before opening fire on the people? Why were the bullets fired directly on the upper part of the people, why not on the lower part of the bodies, if at all it was so necessary. What action has been taken by the authorities on the police personnel and BSF personnel who opened fire on people in which three were killed and many injured? Why did the police and BSF did not stop the Sikh mob who were attacking the houses of Muslims with swords and daggers?

Instead of taking action against the police and BSF you have recommended to open a new police station, and deploying of paramilitary forces, whereas in this incident the police and the BSF itself have opened fire on innocent people, why are you mum on this issue? Why is it that you have not mentioned anything in the report on action against the police personnel? You have also not mentioned that the Sikh religious flag was not burnt by the Muslims. Police knew very well that few days earlier to this incident, some miscreants were trying to create disturbance in that locality, but they did not take any precautionary measures, and you have failed to find out the facts.

Mr. Chairman you are playing a very safe game by addressing the issue for namesake and on the other hand, preparing such kind of report and recommendations. But this kind of report does not have any value nor serve any purpose.

It is not your fault, but the government is responsible because it has not appointed a person who has human rights perspective or background from a legal field. It is purely a political appointment and a political report by a political leader.

Presenting facts and recommendations and issue the directions to the government serves the purpose of a minorities commission and shows the commitment towards human rights. Unfortunately the present commission lacks all the above.

Lastly we want to say you that this work requires a brave heart, honesty and dedication towards human rights issues and knowledge of ground reality. Only then the real issues can be addressed.

Lateef Mohammed Khan
Gen. Secretary, CLMC
Hyderabad

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