A delegation of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) led by party’s State president Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday handed over a memorandum to the President, Pranab Mukherjee, in New Delhi demanding imposition of President’s rule in Chhattisgarh.
Bahgel informed the President that Chhattisgarh is tribal populated area with population of 30.6 percent of tribals.
Since last 13 years, the Chhattisgarh government has been facing several allegations of physical and sexual assault on tribals, he said.
In the year 2004 to 2009, Special Police Officers (SPOs) killed villagers and set ablaze their houses in Bastar under Anti-Naxal Operation wherein NHRC found the allegations on SPOs as genuine. Also, the Supreme Court ordered State government to stop such operation, Baghel said.
In the year 2009, senior Congress leaders were killed in Jheeram valley attack by Maoists whereas the fake encounter of Meena Khalkho in Balrampur district where the Judicial Commission found that police personnel raped the deceased before killing her in the year 2011, he said.
Besides, the interim report of NHRC clearly indicates that dozens of physical as well as rape/sexual assault were committed by security personnel in Chhattisgarh region for which State government is vicariously liable, alleged Baghel.
The delegation comprised of Rajya Sabha MP Chhaya Verma, former Minister Satyanarayana Sharma, former minister Amitesh Shukla, MlAs Arun Vora, Amarjeet Bhagat, Ram Sahu, Daleshhwar Sahu, President of the party’s SC cell Dr Sivakumar Dehria, State Mahila Congress President Phulodevi Netam and several others.