New Delhi : NHRC chief and former Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra on Tuesday hailed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for starting a new era in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing the 28th foundation day of NHRC, he praised Shah for his “untiring efforts” to foster peace in J&K and Northeast states.
At an event addressed by both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, Justice Arun Mishra also said it had become the “norm” to accuse India of human rights violations, spurred by international forces.
“It is because of you Mr Shah that a new era has now begun in Jammu and Kashmir,” said Mishra. He asserted that the untiring efforts of Shah for fostering a peaceful situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast has “ushered in a new age”.
"Because of Mr. Amit Shah, a new era has now begun in Jammu and Kashmir."
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The retired SC judge underlined that it has become very common for external forces to level false allegations against India of human rights violations and this should be opposed.
He states that in India everyone has freedom for religion. He said, “India has the spirit of ‘Sarvadharma Sambhav’ (harmony of religions). Everyone has freedom to build a temple or mosque or a church. But in many countries, such liberties are not there.”
“It is unfortunate that political violence has still not stopped in the country and abroad,” he said.
“Social service organisations and human rights defenders should strongly condemn political violence and terrorism. Apathy on this issue, engenders fundamentalism and history will never forgive us for this,” he added.
Notably, Mishra took charge as the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission in June this year.
In the same event Pm Narendra Modi also said, “Not to be selective while raising issue of human rights states.”
PM Narendra Modi Urges people not to be “selective” while raising issues of human rights, while delivering speech at 28th anniversary function of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Modi says that NHRC plays an important role in nation for protecting human rights and dignity of marginalized.
Addressing the ceremony virtually, he said that though “some people” see human rights violation in a particular incident, they ignore violation of such rights in other, similar cases.
“There is an aspect of human rights that I want to discuss today. These days, we see that people have started interpreting human rights in a way that benefits them. However, these rights are grossly violated when these are looked at from a political lens. This selective behaviour is harmful for our democracy,” PM Modi warned.
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