AAP faces flak for making minor a celebration employee
3 min readExpress News Service
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Thursday sought authorized motion in opposition to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for allegedly recruiting an 11-year-old boy as a celebration employee in Gujarat.
In a letter to the Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP), Ashish Bhatia, the NCPCR stated they’ve acquired a grievance that Gopal Italia, president of AAP, Gujarat Unit, and Isudan Gadhvi, a pacesetter of AAP, Gujarat, used a minor boy for political features.
“It is mentioned in the complaint that the minor has been recruited as a worker in the said political party and is being used for protests and child labour for political gains,” NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo stated within the letter.
“It is further mentioned in the complaint that the minor has been used by the party to influence other people further to join the party,” he stated. He stated the complainant has additionally supplied varied social media hyperlinks of AAP’s official handles with content material posted by the minor, proving the contents of the grievance.
The youngster rights physique stated that by using a minor, the occasion had violated particular provisions below the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, and Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.
“The Commission thereby requests your good offices to look into the matter and have a thorough inquiry of the events and take necessary legal action. An Action Taken Report may be submitted to the Commission within three days of receipt of this letter,” Kanoongo stated.
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Thursday sought authorized motion in opposition to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for allegedly recruiting an 11-year-old boy as a celebration employee in Gujarat.
In a letter to the Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP), Ashish Bhatia, the NCPCR stated they’ve acquired a grievance that Gopal Italia, president of AAP, Gujarat Unit, and Isudan Gadhvi, a pacesetter of AAP, Gujarat, used a minor boy for political features.
“It is mentioned in the complaint that the minor has been recruited as a worker in the said political party and is being used for protests and child labour for political gains,” NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo stated within the letter.
“It is further mentioned in the complaint that the minor has been used by the party to influence other people further to join the party,” he stated. He stated the complainant has additionally supplied varied social media hyperlinks of AAP’s official handles with content material posted by the minor, proving the contents of the grievance.
The youngster rights physique stated that by using a minor, the occasion had violated particular provisions below the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, and Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.
“The Commission thereby requests your good offices to look into the matter and have a thorough inquiry of the events and take necessary legal action. An Action Taken Report may be submitted to the Commission within three days of receipt of this letter,” Kanoongo stated.
