Kerala hate slogans case: NCPCR summons Alappuzha superintendent of police. (file)
New Delhi:
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned the Alappuzha Superintendent of Police to appear next week in the case of a minor child allegedly raising provocative slogans at a rally in Kerala.
A short video of a boy sitting on the shoulder of a man and allegedly raising provocative slogans went viral on social media during the “Save the Republic” rally organized by the Popular Front of India (PFI) in Alappuzha on May 21. Is.
In a letter to the Kerala Police Chief, the apex child rights body said it has received complaints of a child raising slogans in Malayalam “in the sense of murder to incite”.
The NCPCR had sought registration of an FIR against those responsible for allegedly raising provocative slogans to the child during the rally on May 23.
However, the commission did not get any reply.
The NCPCR has now summoned the superintendent of police in Alappuzha, Kerala to appear before the commission on June 13 or through video conferencing.
The commission has also sought a detailed action taken report from the police by June 14.
It further alleged that the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and PFI are using children to spread hatred, enmity and communal violence in this manner.
Noting that the use of children in such anti-national activities appears to be violative of Section 75 and Section 83 of the Juvenile Justice Act-2015, the Commission said that it considers it appropriate to take cognizance.