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Manmohan to consider Milli Council plea

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday assured the All-India Milli Council (AIMC) that their proposal for setting up a judicial commission to look into alleged excesses against the Muslims in the name of fighting terror would be examined closely for possible remedial measures.

Expressing grave concern over the “excesses” committed against the Muslims in the ‘witch hunt’ in the name of fighting terrorism, the AIMC that met Dr. Singh here, demanded a judicial commission to examine alleged police excesses against innocent Muslims and other weaker groups.

The delegation asked also Dr. Singh to improve monitoring and implementation of the Sachar Committee recommendations.

In a statement issued here, the AIMC secretary general Mohammad Manzoor Alam said that the delegation got “a patient hearing from the Prime Minister” on a broad range of issues. “Some reference to the PM’s Independence Day speech also came in as a pointer to government’s thinking on policy,” he said.

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