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RASHTRIYA SAHARA, Lucknow, 18.5.2021 Page No RASHTRIYA SAHARA, Lucknow, 18.5.2021 Page No. 07, Size:(10.78)cms X (12.59)cms. ANI, Online, 18.5.2021 Page No. 0, Size:(0)cms X (0)cms. Delhi HC issues notice on plea of slum-dwellers, homeless people for food, shelter, financial help https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/delhi-hc-issues-notice-on-plea-of- slum-dwellers-homeless-people-for-food-shelter-financial-help20210517125754/ The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea of slum dwellers and homeless people, who sought direction to the Central Government, National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC), Delhi government, Delhi police and other authorities to make adequate arrangements for their food, shelter, financial help, and employment skills and to provide them with ration cards, labour cards or other beneficiary cards for them. The bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh sought a response from all the respondents and adjourned the matter for June 4. Around six people, who are slum dwellers, homeless and belong to the poor section of the society with the help of two law students, had moved the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and sought direction to NHRC, National Commission for protection of children rights, Delhi commission for protection of children rights, Delhi urban shelter improvement board, Delhi state legal service authority for an instant detailed survey of numbers of street dwellers, homeless, beggars across Delhi and direct the Government of NCT of Delhi to form a permanent committee to look after these people from time to time. The petitioners also sought direction for arrangement by creating community kitchens and provide quality food three times a day in their hands and make proper mechanisms for distribution. The plea stated that the education of their children is at stake as they cannot go to school because for them food is more important than education. This breaches their fundamental right under section 21 A, the right to education. The two law students (petitioners also), Shrikant Prasad and Vineeta Mahamana (Petitioners) claimed that they recently visited many places in Delhi including slums and roadside dwellers of Southeast Delhi, and found these people living in bad condition without food and shelter. "These people were not aware of the law and rights provided to them. The Supreme Court of India in its earlier judgment had pulled Centre and State governments for not having a concrete policy regarding them," the petitioners said. The PIL further stated, "Homeless children and street dwellers are living a destitute life at various red-light are compelled to beg due to non-availability of work during the pandemic. Due to unemployment, many are compelled to live on a footpath with their children who are also compelled to beg by compromising their health and safety. They are not beggars but helpless and homeless. This is the situation of whole Delhi." "As per the report 1.77 million Indians are homeless and 40 per cent of them are even getting no lockdown relief," the plea stated. "The problem is especially acute for homeless women who are malnourished and suffer from various other diseases, mental health issues and risky pregnancies. With hospitals overburdened with COVID-19, the issue of accessibility is likely to be worse now," the plea said. (ANI) FREE PRESS JOURNAL, Online, 18.5.2021 Page No. 0, Size:(0)cms X (0)cms. ‘Not from Bihar, not our culture’: State Water Minister on bodies floating in Ganga https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/not-from-bihar-not-our-culture-state-water-minister- on-bodies-floating-in-ganga Bihar Water Resources Development Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha on Monday said that the bodies found floating in the river Ganga were not from the State and added that it is 'not our culture'. Jha's remarks come after reports of several bodies being found floating in Ganga and its tributaries in the last few days in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Speaking to ANI, the Minister said, "Do you think this is our culture? No it's not. It is serious matter if bodies have been found floating in river Ganga but these bodies are not from Bihar." "We are shocked by the way bodies have been found floating in the holy Ganga river. Ever since we have seen this news we have taken immediate steps and asked officials to take appropriate action," said the Minister. The Centre should probe this matter, he said and added that it is a matter of grave concern and calls for investigation. "We have placed nets in many places in the Ganga river. I can't say openly about which state the bodies are coming from but it's matter of probe. Most of the bodies are found in border areas of Bihar," said Jha. Meanwhile, the Centre has asked Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to prevent the dumping of dead bodies in the Ganga and its tributaries, calling media reports of bodies of COVID- 19 victims being dumped in the rivers "undesirable and alarming". The Jal Shakti Ministry said that the state governments should focus on their safe disposal and dignified cremation. On May 13, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had issued notices to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, after receiving complaints about dead bodies floating in the Ganga. Namami Gange has directed states to prevent dumping of dead bodies in the Ganga "and focus on their safe disposal and providing support for ensuring dignified cremation," the Jal Shakti Ministry said at a review meeting conducted on May 15-16. The state pollution control boards have also been directed to monitor the water quality more frequently in consultations with the health departments. FIRSTPOST, Online, 18.5.2021 Page No. 0, Size:(0)cms X (0)cms. Deaths of three prisoners in shootout at Chitrakoot jail expose lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh prisons https://www.firstpost.com/india/deaths-of-three-prisoners-in-shootout-at-chitrakoot-jail- expose-lawlessness-in-uttar-pradesh-prisons-9627471.html The open murder of two prisoners by another inmate inside the Chitrakoot jail in Uttar Pradesh has posed serious questions on the security in state's prisons and the lawlessness that has gripped its jails right under the nose of the administration. In a simple version of what transpired leading to the incident, it was said that an inmate fatally shot two others and the shooter was later gunned down by the police. The truth is that this simplified narration has only raised more questions than answers. Was it a gang war or a fake encounter to eliminate criminals in an extrajudicial manner? How could a pistol be taken inside the jail premises when the prison manual strictly prohibits even the possession of a needle? Shockingly enough, the CCTV cameras in the area where the incident took place have not been working for two months thus ending the possibility of procuring any credible video evidence. Last Friday (14 May), a prisoner named Anshu Dixit fired a pistol at Meeruddin alias Meraj Ali and Mukim alias 'Kala', a hardened criminal from western Uttar Pradesh killing them both on the spot. Dixit was himself killed in retaliatory action by the police. While jailor Mahendra Pal and jail superintendent Sriprakash Tripathi have been suspended as per the direction of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, these are only routine short-term measures and do little to cleanse a system thoroughly. Anshu was transferred from Sultanpur jail to Chitrakoot jail on 8 December 2019 while on 20 March 2021, Mukhtar Ansari's special hand Meraj was sent to Chitrakoot jail from Varanasi. On 7 May 2021, Mukim, accused in more than 60 cases, was sent from Saharanpur jail to Chitrakoot jail. The trio died on 14 May. Deaths of three prisoners in shootout at Chitrakoot jail expose lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh prisons Anshul Dixit in Rae Bareli jail, 2018. Photo procured by Mohammad Sartaj Alam According to sources, 22 out of 30 CCTVs in the high-security cell in which Anshu was kept were not working for the last two months. A letter was written to the executive body to fix the CCTVs as maintenance is the responsibility of the agency that installed the cameras. In such a situation, the question arises that even after the complaint, why the cameras were not fixed? Why the jail administration commit such grave negligence? Why no action was taken against the agency concerned? Since the jail officials were suspended in this matter, the Chitrakoot superintendent of police Ankit Mittal proved hardly helpful in providing more information. "Ask the jail administration. My health is not good," Mittal responded bluntly when more information was sought on the alleged gang war, access to arms by inmates and the sloppy maintenance of security gadgets. FIRSTPOST, Online, 18.5.2021 Page No. 0, Size:(0)cms X (0)cms. In the FIRs, it has been revealed that at the time of the shootout none of the senior Chitrakoot jail officials were present. Both the jail superintendent and the jailer were not in jail at the time of the incident. The two deputy jailers were already on leave as they were COVID-19 positive. The jail superintendent was present at his official residence. The first FIR was lodged against the gang war accused by the jail superintendent while the second FIR was lodged regarding Anshu's encounter. Anshu's father Jagdish Dixit claims that his son was killed in a fake encounter. "What happened in the jail is completely wrong. The day before his death, Anshu spoke to me on the phone, he was absolutely fine then. He asked me to bring over his stuff.
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