The government has done its job now it is up to the commission, says Pradipsinh Jadeja
Questioning the delay in the hearing to be made by Naliya Rape commission, activists said the panel was to give its report within three months.
"The notification clearly states that the commission was to submit its reports at the earliest, and not later than three months from the date of its first sitting," said Gautam Thakkar, another member of the forum of concerned citizens for Naliya incident.
Pradipsinh Jadeja, minister of state for law and justice, however, said it was up to the commission. "We have formed the commission, given them an office and allotted them, staff, too. Perhaps the delay is because of administrative bottlenecks on their part. The government has done its job now it is up to the commission," said Jadeja.
Meenakshi Joshi, a member of the forum who has been pursuing both the justice department as well as the commission to make a representation in the matter, said, "It has been almost a year. The commission has not even made a public announcement seeking representation in the matter". "Usually, when a commission is set up, it makes a public announcement thro-ugh newspapers seeking representation from anyone who wishes to make one in the concerned matter. No such thing happened in this case even after a year of the commission being formed. We don't know if the commission's first sitting has happened," said Joshi.
She said they too have approached the commission, but all they have received is assurance that they would soon be called for representation. "This is perhaps the first commission in the history of Gujarat to have been formed and even after a year the case has not progressed to seek statements from anyone," said Joshi. She questioned the forming of the panel in Ahmedabad when all the affected were from Kutch.
MINISTER SPEAK
“We have formed the commission, gave them an office and allotted sta-ff. The delay is perhaps due of administrative bott-lenecks on their part. The government has done its job. Now, it is up to the commission,” Pradipsinh Jadeja, minister of state for law and justice, said.
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