New Delhi: The Minorities Commission has presented to the Government – its 12th report on the status of the minorities in the country, although the Government is yet to make public and present before Parliament the Commission’s three previous reports.
The Commission in its periodical reports conducts critical evaluation of the Constitutional safeguards for the minorities’ welfare and gives details of the violations done, along with the needed remedial measures.
The fifth, sixth, seventh and the eighth reports of the Commission were presented to Parliament by the National Front Government. The 11th report was received by the Welfare Ministry during the tenure of the Front Government itself on Jan. 31, 1990, whereas the 12th report was handed over to the new Welfare Minister Sitaram Kesri on July 11.
The delay in the unravelling of the Commission reports also delays exposing the culprits behind the violation of the Constitutional safeguards and other laws made by Central and State Governments: The culprits could be individuals or Governmental agencies. Their timely exposure could lead to effective and timely remedial measures. (Hindustan Times, July 14)
