Special judicial enquiry commission probing the Jeeram Valley massacre of Congress leaders and workers by Maoists suspended its hearing till October 28 accepting the request of Government pleader seeking time for presenting evidences on the part of the State Government.
Notably, the chairman of the special judicial Commission Justice Prashant Mishra had issued summons to 15 witnesses for appearing before the Commission on September 23 and 24. However, due to death of advocate Chandrashekhar Tiwari hearing on September 23 was suspended even if 10 witnessed had been asked to appear before the Commission. For 24 September’s hearing summons were sent to five witnesses out of which former MlA Mannuram Kachchha and Narendra Singh Bhadauria only turned up for recording their statements.
Congress advocate Sankalp Dubey urged the commission to provide information regarding the case after receiving evidences from the State Government. But, when the Commission asked the State Government pleader Vikramaditya Jha to file the replies in this context, Jha urged the commission to provide one month’s time for receiving evidence and documents from the State administration.
Accepting the request of the State Government advocate, the Judicial Probe Commission adjourned its hearing till October 28.
Notably, the State Government had appointed one man special judicial probe commission under the chairmanship of High Court Justice Prashant Mishra to probe the May 25 Maoist attack on Congress convoy which was returning from Sukma after holding public meeting under its Parivartan Yatra in which 30 people were killed including top State Congress leaders including Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee president Nand Kumar Patel, former State minister Mahendra Karma, former union minister Vidya Charan Shukla, former MlA Uday Mudliyar and others. This was fourth hearing of the Commission.