New Delhi, June 20

For the CRPF, the killing of 25 personnel by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district does not qualify as the “human right violation” of the slain jawans, judging by the paramilitary force’s reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query.The CRPF gave this response while refusing to share its inquiry report into the incident with an RTI applicant. Human rights activist Venkatesh Nayak had sought the report, saying the massacre violated the human rights of those killed in April this year. The force is exempted from making disclosures under the RTI Act unless the information sought pertains to allegations of human right violations and corruption.Citing the exemption clause, the CRPF in its response said: “In the instant matter, there appears to be no violations of human rights as well as facts of the case do not attract allegations of corruption. Moreover, your application does not make any reference to such allegations. Hence this department is not liable to provide any information in this regard to your under RTI Act-2005.”The CRPF also said the report also could not be shared because it contained operational details.Nayak said the murderous attack by the ultras amounted to a violation of human rights by “non-state actors” and by denying this “reality”, the CRPF may be doing injustice to its personnel. “Every time such an attack occurs, self-appointed conscience-keepers of the ‘nation’ and advocates of a belligerent brand of ‘nationalism’…  accuse right advocates of not raising their voice against the violation of the rights of security personnel,” Nayak said. —

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