West Bengal: Report on post-poll violence paperwork intercourse crimes by TMC

The Group of Intellectuals and Academicians (GIA) has submitted a report on the post-poll violence in West Bengal the place they’ve documented the concerted marketing campaign towards opposition social gathering employees by the cadres of the Trinamool Congress.
The report has been authored by Monika Arora, Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, Prof. Vijita Singh Aggarwal, Professor, GGS IPU, Ms. Sonali Chitalkar, Assistant Professor, Delhi University, Dr. Shruti Mishra, Assistant Professor, Delhi University and Ms. Monicca Agarwaal, Entrepreneur.
In the report, the GIA states that the victims primarily belong to the very marginal sections of Hindu society which have voted for the BJP within the meeting elections. The report says, “The main modus operandi of the TMC is to debilitate political opponents by targeting their bodies, economic resources and their psychological wellbeing. This involves physical and sexual attacks, destruction of living spaces, property and means of production however small they are.”
“Thus shops will be taken over and released back only after payment of a hefty amount to the local TMC cadre. This brings the political opponents to their knees. Almost all our respondents mentioned having to pay up large amounts of extortion money to TMC after the election results came out,” it provides.
The report provides additional, “Women have been singled out for most horrific terror and intimidation. Our data reveals many incidents of grievous bodily harm, threat of rape, stripping and sexual violence. The streets were sites of dehumanization of women of all ages. The horror is compounded by most of the victims being from marginal SC-ST communities or from Below Poverty Line (BPL) and extremely fragile economic sections in West Bengal.”
The report paperwork a number of cases of sexual assault on girls by TMC cadres as a result of political motivations.
According to the report, victims say that their Ration playing cards and Aadhar playing cards have been stolen by the TMC cadres, touchdown them in a extreme disaster. Children have been uncovered to the extreme violence as properly. It additionally says that state equipment was employed to focus on political opponents.
Recommendations on West Bengal post-poll violence
The report recommends an SIT investigation into the post-poll violence in West Bengal in addition to an NIA investigation because the violence may very properly have a cross border angle. It additionally recommends compensation for the victims and quick tracks for velocity justice.
The report suggests motion towards law enforcement officials as properly who didn’t carry out their constitutional duties. It additionally recommends inquiries by the National Commission for Human Rights, National Commission for Protection of Children, National Commission for ladies, National Commission for Scheduled Castes and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.