NHRC to hear SC, ST issues

dalit-watch-nov-03VARANASI: A public hearing by National Human Rights Commission of India for the issues related to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes will be held in the city on November 26 and 27th. As many as 23 cases will be attended to on the occasion. A five member team consisting of NHRC, chairperson KG Balakrishnan, and others will be present on the occasion.

To discuss the programme, divisional commissioner, Chanchal Kumar Tiwari held a meeting with concerned officials on Wednesday. The 23 cases that will be heard on the occasion are from Varanasi, Jaunpur, Ghazipur and Chandauli districts. Divisional commissioner asked the concerned officials to prepare themselves accordingly and also asked them to carry out the required verifications by handing over the list of the cases of Varanasi division and get back by November 10.

Source: The Times of India