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BJP defends police in Ansal encounter

BJP defends police in Ansal encounter

Author: Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha
Publication: The Times of India
Date: November 7, 2002
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/comp/articleshow?artid=27577217

Under fire from various quarters on the Ansal Plaza incident, the Delhi Police have found strong support in the BJP, which has criticised human rights organisations for "discrediting the security forces without any basis".

Flaying "some so-called human rights activists for bringing a bad name to human rights", BJP spokesman Arun Jaitley on Thursday termed the gunning down of two "terrorists" by the Delhi Police at the posh shopping mall a "first-rate operation". He questioned the role of what he called private human rights organisations "some of which are genuine but some are only the overground face of the underground."

The BJP leader has called for more teeth to the police to combat terrorism, saying the forces must be empowered with legitimate power. "You expect the security forces to deliver but without legitimate power there will be more rights abuse," he said.

To balance this, he added, there was need for a strong human rights mechanism. And the ultimate checks - "credibility and public opinion".

The party's defence of the police is in reaction to doubts raised by several sections of the society, including the media, that the incident was in fact a fake encounter. The Congress too has asked the government to come clean on the entire operation.

But the BJP holds that by "doing an exemplary job in liquidating these terrorists without loss of civilian life, they (the police) have come out clean in the eyes of the people." Asking the police to file a detailed reply with the National Human Rights Commission, which has sought a report, Jaitley pointed out that "nowhere in the world are intelligence operations shared with the media."
 


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