NNWN/ Kolkata, 2018-06-01

National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to West Bengal Chief Secretary over a young BJP worker found hanging from a tree in West Bengal's Purulia district at dawn two days ago. The Commission has asked the Director General of Police to intimate the present status of investigation in the case and the steps taken to ensure that such incidents do not recur in future.  They have been given four weeks to respond.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, amount to gross violation of human rights of the victim. The Commission also observed that India is a democratic country. Difference of opinion and ideology are obvious in a multi-party democratic political system. Bloodshed in the name of political differences is neither desirable, nor acceptable in a civilized society.  Brutal killings of the party workers in such a manner are indicative of deficient law and order situation in the state, which does not allow rival political parties to exercise their political rights.  Right to life of the poor Dalit victim has been grossly violated, which is a glaring instance that law enforcing agencies have failed to protect the precious human life, stated the Commission statement.
Violence continued in Purulia even after the Panchayat elections got over, stated the media report published on Thursday. According to the report, several other local BJP leaders have been threatened after the BJP won many seats in the district. The father of the deceased has alleged that his son was killed by the workers of the Trinamool Congress. They had also threatened to kill him on the polling day.  The BJP leaders have leveled allegations against the Trinamool Congress party stating that the deceased was killed just because his ideology differed from that of the State sponsored goons.