-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | | Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BJP demands judicial probe into Dec 28 murder episode Webindia123.com Panaji | January 02, 2006 3:37:18 PM IST Former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today demanded a judicial inquiry into the December 28 incident in which a stone crushing unit owner was lynched to death and several policemen injured by irate villagers at Saleli village in North Goa.
"Mere magisterial probe is not enough to cover the events that preceded the murder and the villagers attacking police. A judicial inquiry alone could bring out the truth behind, including police high-handedness, landlord brutalities and failure of the official machinery to enforce Tenancy Act for generations," Mr Parrikar told media persons. Stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party condemned the murder of stone-crushing unit owner Prithviraj Rane, the Opposition leader said the judicial probe by a "High Court judge" should cover acts of commission and omission of the armed police force, "including unwarranted firing in the air "for which there was no magisterial order on the spot as required under the law. "There was neither lathicharge, nor teargassing and even a warning was required when the situation was really going out of control," Mr Parrikar said. He questioned why the victim was allowed to quarry stones using machines despite a clear ban on any mining activity in the taluk under the forests and wildlife area. It was not known whether he got the permit for stone crushing or not. It was unfortunate that the Tenancy Act had not been enforced in the Satteri and Pernem taluks, thereby allowing a certain handful of zamindars to enjoy the land at the cost of the real tenants whose names were not registered for several years for various reasons, though they continued to till lands, he said.(UNI) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
