Government ignored SHRC order on Dalit hostels
Gangadhar S Patil
Express News Service
First Published : 26 Dec 2010 03:13:31 AM IST
CHENNAI: The flash strike on Tuesday by students of Adi Dravida
hostels in the city and the ensuing traffic chaos on the roads could
have been avoided if the government had acted on a State Human Rights
Commission order issued in 2008.
Documents available with Express reveal that the SHRC had passed an
order to the Department of Adi Dravida and Tribal Welfare to improve
the living conditions in these hostels in the city.
The order came in response to a petition filed by A Narayanan, a
social activist, on December 19, 2008. It highlighted the deplorable
living conditions and several other deficiencies in the management of
the hostels, including 'undesirable political activity'.
"The department was callous on my petition. Despite several requests
and complaints the officials did not take any action," Narayanan told
Express. The petition filed with SHRC had underlined the sad story of
the hostels describing the poor quality of food and the overflowing
toilets. It further mentioned the disproportionate number of students
staying in each room. Even those who had completed their studies
continued to stay.
The petition did mention open defecation and urination in the hostels,
besides food remains strewn around the corridors and the courtyards.
The situation was no better when Express reporters visited the hostels
soon after the students' agitation.
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