The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) comprising of Retired District Judge A.D.Salkar and Mr.J.A Keny will on 18th October at 11 am hear the complaint that police personnel deployed at the just concluded BRICS summit in South Goa were being made to work very long hours amidst pathetic and very appalling working conditions.
The GHRC has already issued notices to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police and sought an urgent detailed report from them over the very inhumane treatment meted out to those police personnel. The GHRC 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 and submit a detailed report about the working conditions of the police personnel posted on duty for the BRICS summit. In the complaint to the GHRC it has been stated that the police personnel were made to work very long hours which needless to say had taken 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 failed to make all proper arrangements including food, water and toilet facilities for the police personnel. While the Government went overboard in making all arrangements for the visiting dignitaries, it had conveniently neglected to cater to the basic fundamental and human rights of its own police personnel. The authorities have lost sight that police personnel too have a personal life and that the Government cannot be allowed to be a cause for ruining their health and lives while acting in 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