Kolkata, Sept. 9 -- The TMC on Wednesday approached the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, alleging post-poll violence against thousands of its workers and supporters.
It claimed many were forced to stay away from home, while houses and shops were vandalised, leaving several without work.
A three-member TMC delegation - Kunal Ghosh, Baiswanor Chatterjee and Ratna Sur - met West Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman, retired Justice Indraprasanna Mukherjee, at its Salt Lake office. The delegation submitted area-wise lists of people allegedly displaced by post-poll violence.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Ghosh said the Commission had directed the police and administration to take immediate steps to ensure that those staying away from their homes could return safely.
The Commission has sought written reports from the DGP and Police Commissioner on measures to protect human rights and facilitate rehabilitation.The TMC delegation also raised three consecutive custodial deaths in Baruipur, Halisahar and Bakhrahat, alleging human rights violations. Ghosh said the Commission had sought police explanations and would decide after examining the reports and hearing the parties concerned.
Ghosh questioned the police explanation that detained TMC workers were paraded with ropes tied around their waists and without shirts. He said police cited extreme heat for the detainees allegedly refusing to wear clothes, calling the explanation "ridiculous" and an attempt to cover up the incidents.
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