Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (MM/SP)
New Delhi / Mangalore, Oct 6: The National Commission for Minorities has recommended to the central government, to take action against those police officers from Mangalore, who resorted to caning the Christians who were staging protest against the attack on the churches in the state.
The Commission submitted its report to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Sunday October 5. It had visited violence-torn places in the state, from September 16 to 18 and put together the report, based on its findings.
The commission has listed the names of the DK district superintendent of police Sateesh Kumar, inspectors Jayant Shetty and Ganapati as responsible for caning the women and children, who were participating in the protests organized at churches in Kulshekar, Vamanjoor and Permannur churches.
The commission has also recommended to the centre, to place a ban on the Bajarang Dal, which is disturbing peace in the state. Meanwhile, agencies should keep vigil on the activities of these communal organizations, it has recommended.
Though the Bajarang Dal convener Mahendra Kumar publicly owned up responsibility for the attacks on the churches, the police did not arrest him immediately. On the other hand, they resorted to caning the peaceful protestors, the commission has mentioned in its report.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has convened the National Integration Council meeting on October 13 2008, to discuss the attacks on Christians in Orissa and Karnataka, in addition to others, it is learnt. Issues which affect the national integrity and the ways to control communal violence will be discussed in the meeting, said minister of state in the union home ministry Shakil Ahmed.