PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE / Dehradun
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Tomar) on Friday announced that it will march to the office of Director General of Police (DGP) on July 28, accusing the police of inaction, harassment of complainants and delays in investigations.
Addressing the media here on Friday, BKU (Tomar) national president Sanjeev Tomar said that police stations across the State were refusing to register complaints immediately and that victims were not receiving timely justice. Citing a recent case, Tomar said that the daughter of a BKU worker was killed over dowry demands on June 23 but an FIR was registered only after 10 days following pressure from the organisation. He stated that no significant action has been taken since and the accused remain at large.
He also referred to a firing case in Laksar, Haridwar saying delays in police action and said that in a dowry-related case at Manglaur Kotwali, a woman sub-inspector demanded money from a BKU member. Tomar further said that complaints regarding theft of farmers’ tube-well motors were not being registered by police.
He also alleged that senior police officials were not responding to their official CUG numbers and urged the DGP to strengthen action against drug abuse, illegal slaughter of livestock, thefts and what he described as demands for illegal payments. He also demanded regular inspections of police stations and proper investigations before cases are registered.
Tomar said that farmers from across Uttarakhand would participate in the march, with those from Haridwar and Dehradun expected to arrive on tractors while others would travel by buses and private vehicles.
Union district president Sandeep Chauhan said that the organisation had begun preparations for the protest and there was widespread dissatisfaction among farmers over the functioning of the police department. He said that the march would go ahead unless the issues raised by the organisation are addressed.
