New Delhi, Nov 8: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today categorically said the controversy over dropping of TADA charges against 51 associates of Veerappan did not involve any human rights violations and brushed aside allegations of rights activists that the Commission was showing "double standards" as it had intervened in similar cases during Punjab militancy."We cannot support the stand of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Governments regarding the release of 51 TADA detenues. Both the governments are ready to withdraw the cases in exchange of Rajkumar because his fan following can create law and order problem in the states," NHRC chairman J S Verma told PTI."Much before the abduction of Rajkumar, the Commission had constituted the Sadashiv committee to look into complaints of harassment by the joint Special Task Force and the people languishing in the jails on the charges of harbouring Veerappan," he said."But the working of the Committee was stopped after the Karnataka High Court issued a stay order and a show-cause notice to NHRC regarding the jurisdiction of such a committee," he said.NHRC has been recommending time and again the release of such detenues even on conditional bail, he said. In the present case the states are not talking about the human rights of these detenues, he added.
