New Delhi: A Citizens’ Committee comprising former judges and civil servants which will independently investigate the Delhi riots has extended its deadline for persons who wish to submit information to it.
People can now send in their submissions to the committee by February 10.
The committee is headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur and was notified on October 25, 2020. The panel was set up by the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), a collective of former civil servants.
It also has Justice A.P. Shah, (former Chief Justice, Madras and Delhi high courts and former chairman of the Law Commission), Justice R.S. Sodhi (former judge of the Delhi high court), Justice Anjana Prakash, (former judge of the Patna high court), G.K. Pillai, (retired IAS officer and former home secretary, government of India) and Meeran Chadha Borwankar (retired IPS officer and Director-General, Bureau of Police Research and Development).
The Committee had invited anyone with information or material pertaining to the Delhi riots to come forward with it in as much detail as possible.
Also read: Delhi Govt Flags Seven Videos of ‘Police Complicity’ in February Riots
Interested people can upload their your submission at https://www.citizenscommitteeondelhiriots.in/submission-form or email a note to citizenscommittee2020@gmail.com.
The following postal address has also been made available to those who wish to send submissions:
Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), Common Cause House, 2nd Floor, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi – 110070
The committee in its press release has noted that all communication with it will remain confidential.
Investigation by Delhi Police into the February riots which killed 53 people, injured hundreds, and caused destruction of property has been controversial and openly partisan.
Also read: Muslims in Northeast Delhi Sell Homes Below Market Rate to Escape ‘Continuing Harassment’
In such a background, the purview of the committee, according to a public notice it had released, is:
To inquire into the events that transpired before and during the riots, including the response of the state machinery in dealing with the violence, restoring law and order, and related matters.
To analyse and assess the response of the police in investigating the riots.
To examine the role of the mainstream and social media in spreading information, both genuine and fake, before, during and after the riots, and its impact on events.
To assess the civic administration’s efforts at providing relief and extending reparations to the victims of riots.