NCPCR: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has focused Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut and AAP’s Raghav Chadha and Atishi for allegedly posting an image of a minor on Twitter in ‘furtherance of political agenda.’ The NCPCR has written a letter to Delhi Police on this regard looking for motion against the leaders.Â
NCPCR’s letter to Delhi PoliceÂ
In its letter, the fee additionally noticed that the picture allegedly uploaded by the leaders was so as to divert consideration within the ongoing/pending investigation by CBI against Manish Sisodia”. While Chadha and Raut are Rajya Sabha members, Atishi is an MLA of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi.
Sisodia, who had 18 portfolios within the Delhi authorities, together with training, resigned from the Cabinet following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in reference to alleged corruption within the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped liquor coverage for 2021-22.
Manish Sisodia is seen with minor children
The apex baby rights physique mentioned it has acquired a grievance concerning social media posts of Raut and Chadha who’ve uploaded photographs on their Twitter handles whereby AAP chief and state training minister Manish Sisodia is seen with minor children in faculties.
“To initiate inquiry and take necessary action against Shri Sanjay Raut and Shri Raghav Chaddha for posting ‘picture of minor’ on Twitter in furtherance of political agenda” was the topic of the letter to the Delhi Police commissioner with a replica additionally addressed to the Delhi chief secretary.
Commission requested Delhi Police to take motionÂ
The fee has requested the Delhi Police to take acceptable motion beneath the Juvenile Justice Act. “It is alleged that the said image is uploaded by Sanjay Raut and Raghav Chadha in order to divert attention in the ongoing/pending investigation by CBI against Manish Sisodia in the Delhi liquor policy case in furtherance of their personal agenda,” the NCPCR mentioned.
“It is observed that the images uploaded by Sanjay Raut and Raghav Chadha may have been taken during a function/programme organised in the school but it seems that the same is used by them without consent of the parents/guardian of the minors,” it mentioned within the letter dated February 27.
Atishi’s caseÂ
In Atishi’s case, the NCPCR has requested that an FIR be registered against her for “misusing her position and power for her personal agenda by involving children, posting and using images of minors without their consent”. “Therefore, in view of the sensitivity of the matter, the commission requests your good offices to investigate the matter urgently by lodging an FIR against Atishi Singh for misusing her position and power for her personal agenda by involving children, posting and using images of minors without their consent,” the NCPCR mentioned in its letter to the commissioner of police and chief secretary dated March 3.
The fee additionally noticed that the posts allegedly uploaded by Raut, Chadha and Atishi, displaying photographs of children, clearly point out “misuse of the children for personal agenda”.
(with inputs from PTI)Â
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