126 inmates jumped parole in 3 years

JAIPUR: Of the 5,500 jail inmates who were granted parole in the past three years, 126 are missing, minister of state for jails, Ram Kishore Saini told the assembly on Wednesday. The minister was answering a question raised by senior BJP legislator Kalicharan Saraf, who had sought details on inmates who have jumped parole.
In his reply, Saini said: “Of those granted parole, 17 were involved in criminal activities while on release,” he said, adding that two officials from Ajmer had been suspended after irregularities surfaced in the process of granting parole to an inmate.
Saraf demanded to know why action had been taken in only one case when there were 126 cases of inmates jumping parole. “Nobody can be held responsible for an inmate's actions when he's on parole. Action against officials is initiated if there are irregularities in granting parole,” said Saini.
BJP chief whip Rajendra Rathore had sought details on the Navjeevan Yojna, a project to rehabilitate those involved in smuggling of liquor. Social justice & empowerment minister Ashok Bairwa said that the project was implemented by the excise department in 2009-10 and 2010-11 and by his department since 2011-12. Under the project, the government had provided funds of over Rs 1.51 crore to 120 NGOs in the state. The minister said the directives to NGOs under the project were amended for the better and added that no liquor shops were located near educational or religious institutions.
Speaking on the issue, BJP legislator Anita Bhadel talked about the problems faced by members of Sahasi community, who were trained as drivers under the project. “As most of them have not cleared Class VIII, they have a learner's licence but not a permanent one. They often face police harassment and are forced to return to their old profession,” she said. The minister assured that the needful would be done.
Replying to a query raised by BJP legislator Abdul Sageer Khan about appointments of operators and assistant teachers for computer education in madarsas, minister of state for minority welfare Amin Khan assured the house that the recruitment would be finalised in a month.
During the zero hour, BJP member Chandrakanta Meghwal raised the issue of an alleged custodial death of one Kishan Meghwal in Bikaner while suspended BJP MLA Hanuman Beniwal raised the issue of suicide by a former sarpanch Sujaram in Nagaur district, allegedly following harassment by a local official.
Meghwal demanded a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the victim’s family, a government job for his wife and action against officials who were found guilty. Beniwal too demanded an investigation in the matter of suicide by a former sarpanch. Demanding a reply from the state government, Beniwal sat on a dharna in the well of the house and returned to his bench only after minister of state for home Virendra Beniwal agreed to give a statement.
In both the cases, Virendra Beniwal assured a transparent and impartial investigation.
He informed the house that the case of alleged custodial death in Bikaner is already under investigation by an IG-rank officer and that action would be taken.