Chhattisgarh바카라 웹사이트Chief Minister Raman Singh바카라 웹사이트on Tuesday바카라 웹사이트suspended police orders on the implementation of바카라 웹사이트Supreme Court order on SC/ST Act that바카라 웹사이트bars immediate arrest of individuals accused of discriminating against Dalits.
The Chhattisgarh was among the 3 BJP ruled that rushed to implement the apex court order바카라 웹사이트even while the Centre has sought a recall of the order and asked states to “do nothing to dilute the Act” in the state.
Talking to ANI, Singh said, "바카라 웹사이트We have always been sensitive towards cause of SCs & STs, however state govt, just like Centre, will appeal against decision of Supreme Court. Till then the order (to strictly implement the Supreme Court order) by Police headquarters stands cancelled."
Earlier,바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트had바카라 웹사이트reported that government of three states--- Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan바카라 웹사이트--바카라 웹사이트have directed the state police officials바카라 웹사이트to strictly implement the Supreme Court's order.바카라 웹사이트The three states together house around 13% of the Scheduled Caste population in India.
The report added that Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka have also circulated the order informally among the state police officers and Haryana has sought legal advice.
“Once the Supreme Court issues directives, it is routine practice for the administration to issue orders to the lower rank and file to apprise them of what the Supreme Court has said. This has happened in changes of the law of juvenile justice, rape and so on. The police are duty-bound to follow Supreme Court directives. If the Supreme Court were to review the changes, then, of course, the police would do so too,”바카라 웹사이트 a senior police official,바카라 웹사이트Chhattisgarh, told바카라 웹사이트Indian Express.
Following the Supreme Court's order, Dalit groups had바카라 웹사이트organised바카라 웹사이트protests across the country on April 2 against the alleged dilution of the Act. The protests had turned violent at several places which left several people dead.
Opposition parties also accused the government of failing to protect Dalit rights.
The Centre, on April 3, the filed a review petition against the ruling which went in vain as the top court refused to stay its order and asked all parties including the Centre to submit detailed replies.
The Centre again last week submitted a written letter to the court where it said that the verdict on the SC/ST Act has "diluted" its stringent provisions, resulting in "great damage" to the country by causing anger and a sense of disharmony among the people.