Farmer Stopped At Bengaluru Metro For "Untidy" Clothes, Rights Body Says...
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The NHRC, in a statement, said it has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, amount to a violation of human rights.
Two days after a farmer was stopped from boarding a metro train by an official at Bengaluru's Rajajinagar station because of his "untidy" clothes, the National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident. NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of the reported stopping of a farmer from boarding the metro train by an official due to his untidy attire. The Commission observes no one can be denied access to public transport based on his attire. pic.twitter.com/HefTV3nPy5
The NHRC, in a statement, said it has observed that "the contents of the media report, if true, amount to a violation of human rights". "No person can be denied access to public transport based on the nature of the clothes he or she is wearing. If someone possesses any objectionable material, he could be stopped only as per the provisions of the law," it said.
The Commission has issued notices to the Karnataka Chief Secretary and the Managing Director of Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and asked for a detailed report within four weeks.
