Acting unsympathetically on the purposeful act of disclosing the identity of three Dalit boys who were stripped, beaten and paraded nude in Jalgaon district, in Maharashtra, the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) sent a show cause notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday.
Rahul Gandhi in his tweet wrote that the boys' only mistake had been to bathe in a "golden" well, indicating that the owner of the well belongs to an upper caste. He also said history wouldn't forgive India if it doesn't speak up against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Gandhi's tweet has been retweeted more than nine thousand times.
Pravin Ghuge, the chairperson of MSCPCR, has issued a notice against Rahul Gandhi’s act and has been accused of violating sections related to Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and has been asked to file his reply within the next 10 days.
Taking a serious cognizance of this, Amol Jadhav, a Chira Bazaar resident, filed a complaint with MSCPCR on June 19, requesting action against Gandhi under section 74 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act and section 23 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Both sections of the above laws prohibit disclosing the identity of child victims. Violations may attract minimum six months' imprisonment and fine.
Copy of Notice Sent to Congress President Rahul Gandhi by NewsBharati on Scribd