The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) comprising of Retired District Judge A.D.Salkar and Mr.J.A Keny has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police directing them to appear on 18th October in connection with the complaint filed that police personnel deployed at the BRICS summit in South Goa were being made to work very long hours amidst pathetic and very appalling working conditions.
The GHRC has also sought an urgent detailed report from the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police over the very inhumane treatment being meted out to those police personnel’ The GHRC has also directed the Secretary of the Commission Siddhivinayak Naik along with Deputy Superintendent of Police Kiran Poduval attached to the Commission to visit the sites immediately and submit a detailed report about the working conditions of the police personnel posted on duty for the BRICS summit. In the complaint it has been stated that the police personnel are being made to work very long hours which needless to say was taking a toll on their personal lives with even a 25 year old police constable Jeevan Gaonkar suffering a heart attack. Despite the GHRC having more than once reminded the Government that police personnel are Human beings and should so be treated, the authorities have failed to make all proper arrangements including food, water and toilet facilities for the police personnel. Sadly while the Government has gone overboard in making all arrangements for the visiting dignitaries, it has conveniently neglected to cater to the basic fundamental and human rights of its own police personnel. The authorities have lost sight that a policeman too has a personal life and that the Government cannot be allowed to be a cause for ruining the health and lives of the police personnel. In the complaint it has been sought that the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police be directed to explain as to how they have been mere spectators to this grave and gross Human Rights violations of the Police personnel in the State. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com