February 22, 2010 9:05 PM

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SC slams Chhattisgarh govt. for discrediting human rights activists under protection of fighting naxalism

The Supreme Court today slammed the Chattisgarh government for discredit human rights activists under the pretext of fighting Naxalism. The apex court also expressed displeasure at the Chattisgarh government's decision to exhume bodies of 10 tribals allegedly killed by the local police in a village of Dantewada district for fresh postmortem without its permission. A bench of Justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar said this to senior counsel Ranjit Kumar appearing for the state. The bench made the remarks after the counsel sought to infer that human rights activist Himanshu Kumar, who moved the apex court for protection to eyewitness of alleged police killings, was a sympathiser of Naxalites. Meanwhile, the Centre told the Supreme Court that it has envisaged a 7,300 crore rupees package for the development of Naxal-affected states in the country. Attorney General G E Vahanvati submitted that the Union Cabinet has accorded approval for the package but said the government is only sceptical about its implementation because of the Naxals interference in such schemes.

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