National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairperson Arun Halder on Friday said the commission has submitted a report to President Droupadi Murmu and recommended imposition of President’s Rule in West Bengal over alleged harassment of women by Trinamool Congress supporters in Sandeshkhali.
“The Commission feels that the administration and criminals are together creating unrest there. We are left with no option but to submit our report to the President which we did today [Friday] at 11 a.m. The report recommends that as per Article 338 of the Constitution, if the State government fails to protect one section of people, President’s Rule can be imposed in the region under such grounds,” Mr. Halder said.
The NCSC chairman said that West Bengal has the second highest population of the Scheduled Castes, and their property and other rights are being taken away forcibly.
