Condemning Wednesday’s landmine blast that left 15 commandos of the Gadchiroli police dead, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday called for efforts to stop such attacks against security personnel “which are a grave violation of human rights”.
“The country’s strong democratic values and institutions provide enough space to people with divergent views to function through non-violent means and to endear themselves to the mainstream of social, cultural and political life. Any struggle renders itself meaningless, the moment it turns violent, leading to grave violation of human rights,” a statement issued by the NHRC said.
“The supreme sacrifice made by all those martyred in this dastardly and cowardly attack would not go in vain and the aggrieved families should be suitably compensated,” the NHRC statement added.