‘Human rights not exclusive to Maoists’
11 Jan 2013 7:18 AM IST
Condemning the Maoists for planting a bomb inside the body of a dead trooper in Jharkhand, the BJP Thursday called on human rights activists to condemn the act, and added that human rights were not exclusive to Maoists.
‘Repeatedly we hear human rights activists speak about the rights of Maoists, but today I would like to remind you that human rights are not exclusive to them. What about the rights of police and soldiers,’ BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitaraman said.
‘In a most inhumane way, IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) are being attached to soldiers’ dead bodies. Some of the bombs are even being planted inside their bodies,’ she told reporters here.
Terming the act ‘barbaric’, Sitaraman said the Maoists should understand the implication of what they had done.
‘Nothing can justify this, this is equivalent to terrorism. The BJP condemns this and calls upon all human rights activists to voice their views on this matter,’ she said.
She further said that the central and state governments needed to work closely to tackle the
issue.
‘Repeatedly we hear human rights activists speak about the rights of Maoists, but today I would like to remind you that human rights are not exclusive to them. What about the rights of police and soldiers,’ BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitaraman said.
‘In a most inhumane way, IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) are being attached to soldiers’ dead bodies. Some of the bombs are even being planted inside their bodies,’ she told reporters here.
Terming the act ‘barbaric’, Sitaraman said the Maoists should understand the implication of what they had done.
‘Nothing can justify this, this is equivalent to terrorism. The BJP condemns this and calls upon all human rights activists to voice their views on this matter,’ she said.
She further said that the central and state governments needed to work closely to tackle the
issue.
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