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| Arming people to counter Naxalism |
| Arming people to counter Naxalism may be unconstitutional: SC
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| INDIA
, 25-April-2011
12:57:35 PM |
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The Centre's policy of arming untrained people as Special Police Officers (SPOs) to counter Naxalism came under sharp criticism today of the Supreme Court which pulled it up for creating such a force on the basis archaic law of British era.
The Centre and Chhattisgarh government faced a tough time to justify the creation and arming of a force of local tribals before a bench comprising justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar which raised doubts about its constitutional validity.
"How can they create SPOs (special police officers)? How can you arm them and let loose on the people. How can you permit such a force in the country? You rely on 1861 law (Police Act) which was made during British time when they were ruler. We have serious doubts about constitutional validity of such appointment," the bench said.
The court said it was very easy to arm the people by giving them Rs 3000 per month, which is a big money in the region where acute poverty is prevailing.
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