NHRC seeks report from UP on Muzzafarnagar riots

The National Human Rights Commission Tuesday sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government to its observations and recommendations on the Muzaffarnagar communal riots that killed left over 30 people dead and rendered 40,000 homeless.

"NHRC has asked the state government and the district administration to look into its observations and recommendations and submit a report within two weeks," said a commission official.

A team, headed by NHRC member Justice (retd.) Cyriac Joseph, had visited violence-hit Muzaffarnagar and its adjoining Shamli which also saw rioting, to assess the measures taken by the state government for relief and rehabilitation of the displaced people.

According to its findings, the affected people are living in appalling conditions in relief camps and have no protection.

"The inmates of the camps complained of insufficient supply of rations and expressed indignation over the partisan attitude of police," said the official.

The commission has recommended nearly a dozen measures to provide relief to the victims which include compensation for the families of dead and those who were left homeless.