Justice B K Somashekar Commission submits interim report

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Feb 1: The Justice B K Somashekar Commission submitted its interim report regarding the attacks on Christian places of worship to Abhijith Das Gupta, the additional secretary of Internal Administration of the Karnataka Government, and S Siddalingesha, the secretary of Law, Justice, and Human Rights Department. The interim report will be submitted to B S Yeddyurappa, the chief minister of Karnataka and Suresh Kumar, the law minister of Karnataka during a formal programme, which will be held at the conference hall, district administrator’s office, Mangalore. 











Speaking about the inquiry conducted by the commission on the attacks on Christian places of worship, the justice said that most of the communities were disturbed by the tense atmosphere created by these attacks. Besides, legal formalities hindered the quick resolution of these issues. The government, under these circumstances, had to take every community into confidence and sort out the troubles. The commission was successful in conducting the enquiry without distressing anybody belonging to any community, he said. 

All departments have cooperated whole heartedly, he said. The enquiry list will be concluded by the end of March 2010. Recently, the commission has worked hard without any break. Thirty-one lawyers have argued during the sittings. The commission also recommended retired PWD engineers to prepare plans of damage in prayer centers so that adequate compensation can be provided. 









He submitted the synopsis of the interim report to DC of Dakshina Kannada V Ponnuraj. He said that he and his assistants had done their best to get all the facts of the case. Even the government had extended full support and had provided the required data, he said. 

The interim report contains complete details of the attacks on prayer centers, the reasons for attacks, the role of the police, measures that ought to be taken to rectify errors, and so on.