Babus ‘forced’ tribal girls to dance,indecent behaviour alleged

A magazine editor alleged minor Bedhni girls performed 'Raai' dance and indecent behaviour with them by govt officials.

Taking cognisance of ‘Raai’ dance performed by minor Bedhni tribe girls at a fair at Ashok Nagar town and reports of indecent behaviour of some people,the Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission(MPHRC) has issued notices to Principal Secretary of Social Justice Department and Superintendent of Police to seek their explanation on it.

The Commission took cognisance of the incident following a report in a magazine published by Global Earth Society for Environmental Energy and Development.

The MPHRC issued notices to Madhya Pradesh Social Justice Department’s Principal Secretary,Collector of Ashok Nagar and Superintendent of Police to seek their explanation.

The magazine’s editor Dr Subhash Pandey told reporters here today that MPHRC took a serious note of the minor Bedhni girls performing ‘Raai’ dance and reports of indecent behaviour with them and served notices on the concerned authorities recently.

Pandey also submitted a copy of the magazine,CD and photographs to the Commission in this regard.

He also filed a similar complaint with the National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Mamta Sharma yesterday during her visit to the city. The NCW also assured to recommend strong action in this regard,Pandey said.

MPHRC’s Joint Director (Public Relations) Rohit Mehta confirmed that the Commission has issued notice to the concerned officials in this regard and sought their explanation on the issue.

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