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Chief Minister Mr. Narendra Modi presides over State Monitoring and Vigilance Committee (SVMC) review meet for the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes

Published By : Admin | September 23, 2013 | 17:15 IST
"State to be vigilant against those having a mentality of causing social tensions and conflicts"
"Be it Dalits and Tribal

meeting of State Monitoring and Vigilance Committee

 

  • State Government is committed to social harmony
  • Speedy justice and quick help to the victims of atrocities is government’s priority
  • A comprehensive review of the cases registered under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was made

Gujarat chief minister Mr. Narendra Modi today chaired the review meeting of State Monitoring and Vigilance Committee (SVMC) on the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Chief Minister Mr. Modi, during the meeting, expressed the state government’s commitment of extending all the social rights and justice to the Dalits, deprived and all those victimized section of the society.

Mr. Modi said, “Be it dalits or tribal, all of them want to grow and progress amidst peaceful and harmonious environment. Also there is a need to keep strict watch over those with vested interests and having a mentality of causing social tension and conflicts.” This was the first review meeting of the committee after it was reconstituted in June 2013 following a formation new state government in December 2012.

Others who participated in the SVMC meeting include ministers; Mr. Nitinbhai Patel, Ramanbhai Vora, Ganpatbhai Vasava, MLAs of the ruling party and MPs, chief secretary Dr. Varesh Sinha and other secretaries and senior officials of the state.

While giving a detailed background on state government’s commitment to bring social harmony (Samarasta), Mr. Modi said, “It is our joint social responsibility and priority to extend all the possible help and speedy justice to Dalits, tribal and those who are victimized. Also there is a need to keep a guard against those with a mentality of causing social tension and conflicts and in turn initiate efforts to make the environs of this social harmony (sadbhavana) stronger.”

meeting of State Monitoring and Vigilance Committee

Reaffirming state government’s commitment of extending quick help and justice, the meeting reviewed cases filed under Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and also reviewed important issues like whether pending cases are resolved, progress made in special courts, extending of police protections and immediate help.

State government stresses complete seriousness and priority to the crimes committed against Dalits and tribal. With this there is also a need to keep a check proper over those factors having a mentality to cause social tensions among the Dalits and tribal living in social harmony and those making efforts to mislead this section of the society. Mr. Modi also appealed the District and Taluka level monitoring and vigilance committees to perform their social responsibilities more positively and even lawyers and the bar associations can discharge their social responsibility (of Samajik Sadbhaav) towards the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes.

In Gujarat there are 25 special courts are formed and equal numbers of judges have been designated to bring speedy justice and solution to cases filed under this Act. In Gujarat, the number of cases filed under this Act is low compared other states and the state is also leads in filing of charge-sheet under such cases.

During the meet, chief minister Mr. Modi also suggested bringing of qualitative changes in the overall process of giving a speedy justice for such cases and there should not be any delay on the part of government in proceedings with such cases. And, even if there is any legal confusion or comprehensive legal opinion to be taken, it should be taken immediately, said Mr. Modi, adding that support of everyone for development of all in Gujarat means we are committed to social harmony.

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Addressing party karyakartas and supporters, PM Modi said, “As a BJP karyakarta myself, I know that only BJP workers can gather in such large numbers, in such an organized manner, this early in the morning. I am deeply grateful to all of you for coming here in such huge numbers.”

Recalling the historic significance of May 10, PM Modi said the day marked the beginning of the First War of Independence in 1857, which later transformed into a nationwide movement against colonial rule.

The PM said that inspired by this spirit, the nation had recently marked the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor. He also informed the gathering that he would be visiting Somnath in Gujarat tomorrow to participate in the celebrations marking 75 years of the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple.

Calling Karnataka a major pillar of BJP’s southern expansion, PM Modi highlighted the NDA’s electoral successes in multiple states and Union Territories. “Puducherry has voted for an NDA government for the second consecutive time, Assam has chosen NDA for the third straight term, BJP has received historic blessings in Bengal, and in Gujarat, BJP has broken all previous records in panchayat and civic polls,” he added.

“These results carry a very strong message, in a world surrounded by instability, the people of India are giving the mantra of stability. The people are saying they want speed, not scams; solutions, not excuses; and politics driven by national interest,” he said.

“When BJP was not as big a party as it is today, Karnataka gave BJP tremendous strength. Today, NDA is in power in Andhra Pradesh, BJP is number one in Karnataka in terms of Lok Sabha representation, BJP is the second-largest force in Telangana, NDA has formed government again in Puducherry and BJP has also opened its account in Tamil Nadu,” he said. Referring to Kerala, the PM expressed confidence about the BJP-NDA’s future prospects in the state.

“There was a time when BJP had only three MLAs in Bengal and today we have a government there with over 200 MLAs. In Kerala too, we have moved from one to three MLAs. The day is not far when BJP-NDA will cross the majority mark there as well,” he remarked.

Launching a sharp attack on the Congress party, PM Modi contrasted BJP’s ‘pro-incumbency’ with what he termed Congress’ growing anti-incumbency. “We have been in power at the Centre for 12 years and BJP-NDA governments are serving in more than 21 states. People repeatedly bring BJP governments back because they trust our governance and development agenda,” he said.

The Prime Minister alleged that Congress governments fail to retain public confidence because of poor governance and internal conflicts. “Congress has no chapter on governance in its political book. In Karnataka, instead of solving people’s problems, the government spends most of its time resolving internal fights. In Himachal Pradesh, government employees are struggling to receive salaries and in Telangana, farmers are being pushed towards distress,” he said.

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