Jaipur: While dismissing the plea of state government that challenged the jurisdiction of state human rights commission, its chairman, Prakash Tatia asked the state government to make provision for revival of cases which the government had withdrawn during agitations, for repeat offenders. The SHRC asked the state government to put their point of view in this regard by March 26.The commission said this in the context of the Gujjar agitation. It noted that the government had withdrawn 162 cases involving 8,550 persons and this has encouraged the people to resort to blackmailing the government with the threat of violent agitations.Commission chairman, Justice Prakash Tatia urged that the state government should give out a loud and clear message that agitations promoting jams on railway tracks can’t be promoted. “If such practices of jamming the roads and rail routes are easily allowed, these agitations will turn violent,” he remarked.The chairman said that prima facie, blocking railway tracks is a crime under section 150,151 and 174 of The Railways Act, 1989 and there is a provision of 10 years’ imprisonment for this crime.“If rail passengers get stuck amidst the agitation, they get terrorised. Thus, state human rights commission expressed concern over the violation of human rights of these passengers. The report submitted by the state government also clarified that despite cases against people during Gujjar agitation, the cases were withdrawn. As per records, 162 cases were lodged against 8,550 persons,” Justice Tatia remarked.

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