The Chhattisgarh Govern-ment has submitted the action plan of the State Government to protect human rights in Bastar region in the wake of the allegations of police hostility against civil society representatives including academicians and journalists, officials informed.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in its suo motu cognisance of the reported allegations had observed on the November 16, 2016 that it was deeply disturbed by the state of affairs in the State over the last one year or more, an NHRC release said.
In response, the State Government has informed that they have prepared a six point action plan to ensure that human rights are adequately protected in Bastar, it informed.
As an urgent measure, the State Government has given standing instructions to the Special DGP/Additional DGP (Naxal Operations) to immediately recommend action to the Additional DGP (CID) in case of gross violation of human rights wherein the action is found to be slow, lacking or inadequate at lower levels.