NEWSLINKS US EDITION SOUTH ASIA COLUMNISTS DIARY SPECIALS INTERVIEWS CAPITAL BUZZ REDIFF POLL DEAR REDIFF THE STATES ELECTIONS ARCHIVES US ARCHIVES SEARCH REDIFF
N Sathiya Moorthy in Chennai
The one-man Justice K Bhaktavatsalam Commission, which went into the police action against demonstrators and media personnel during a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-sponsored rally in Chennai last year, submitted its report to the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday.
The incident occurred on August 12 last year, when the DMK men took out a rally, protesting against the midnight arrest of party president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi on corruption charges.
The state government appointed the commission following large-scale accusations of wanton police high-handedness, particularly on media personnel covering the event.
But the media personnel boycotted the commission over the terms of reference. A controversial clause in the terms of the commission sought guidelines for the control of the media in coverage of such events.
The media personnel instead approached the Madras high court.
Justice K Kanakaraj of the high court last week ordered adequate compensation for the media personnel. The court also directed the Bhaktavatsalam Commission to submit its report to the government this week.
The government is now expected to place the report of the commission, along with the action taken report before the weeklong winter session of the state assembly, commencing on October 24.
Back to top
Tell us what you think of this report
