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The assignment of caller chairperson and members to the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) by the Department of Women and Child Development has been objected to by galore kid rights activists and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) successful the field.
The authorities has appointed Santhosh Kumar from Kalaburgi arsenic chairperson, portion 3 people, Satya Narayan Shetty from Raichur, Jagannath Halmadagi from Bidar and Venkatesh from Mandya, person been appointed arsenic members.
A. Manjunath, determination convenor, Dalit Sangharsha Samithi, Karnataka, has written to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to retreat the appointments, claiming that chairperson and immoderate members person not been actively associated with kid rights institutions specified arsenic Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs), Childline services, oregon recognised voluntary organisations moving for kid extortion and kid rights advocacy. “If the eligibility criteria prescribed by instrumentality person not been adequately considered, specified appointments whitethorn adversely impact the effectiveness and credibility of the Commission,” the missive to the Governor stated.
The Federation of Dalit Organisations has besides taken objection to the appointments. Its president M. Venkataswamy said they would clasp a protestation if the assignment is not withdrawn. “I person written to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar objecting to the assignment of unqualified candidates arsenic members and chairperson. But determination is nary response,” helium said.
Child rights activists person alleged deficiency of transparency successful appointments and claimed that chairperson and 2 members (barring Mr. Venkatesh) person nary enactment acquisition successful the country of kid rights. Calling it a “political” decision, they said that akin inclination was seen during successful appointments during earlier tenures too.
V. Susheela, Project for Spandana Association, an NGO successful Belagavi, said, “As an NGO moving successful borderline territory similar Belagavi, we cognize the troubles children look including kid marriage, trafficking for labour and prostitution, kid abuse, POCSO cases and more. To woody with specified issues, the committee indispensable beryllium headed by idiosyncratic who has worked successful the field.” She alleged that the appointed chairperson had nary specified crushed experience.
Senior kid rights activistic Vasudev Sharma said that the KSCPCR was constituted nether the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, and arsenic per the Act, applicants for the station of chairperson and members should person worked for 10 years successful the field. “However, each time, criteria are ignored by the government,” helium said.
When The Hindu reached retired to Mr. Kumar, helium stated, “I person worked with galore NGOs successful Kalaburgi territory and person conducted respective consciousness programmes for children and teachers. I conscionable the eligibility criteria and I person attached documents and photographs arsenic impervious successful my submission to department.” He said helium was unaware of the allegations levelled.
This year, the committee had received much than 150 and 130 applications for the station of chairperson and members, respectively.
