Parmesh S Jain
A City based Activist and advocate,T Narasimhamurthy has filed a complaint against Chitradurga district prison officials for allegedly allowing more number of visitors to jailed seer of Murugha Mutt is violating prison manual.
The complained demanded legal action against the officials has been filed before Chief Justice of High court,Home Minister and Director General and Inspector General of Police,seeking legal action against the officials concerned .
Mr.Narasimhamurthy complaint based on the Right to Information,which revealed that the prison officials allowed 20 visitors for the seer within 23 days of his stay in the prison which is between September 7 to September 29.
This according to him is clear violation of prison manual which specified that the officials shall allow the visitors who would be family,relatives,friends or legal advisor,once in fortnight .
This shows,that the prison officials are giving VIP treatment even though he is arrested in POCSO case.
Thus mandatory instruction of prison manual and various government orders are floated by providing preferential treatment to seer and violating rule of law and equality.
Mr.Narasimhamurthy also alleged that the prison officials refused to give him details of the visitors citing that he sought information is personal in nature .
He further stated that prison department has earlier made similar violations pertaining to the case of AIADMK leader V.K.Sasikala Natarajan,former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa,youth congress leader , Haris Nalpad and other famous personalities like J Jayalalitha,film star Salman Khan and UP Minister Son,Asish Sharma,during their stay in prison.
The government should take severe action against erring officials of Chitradurga district prisons for their duel standards and strict adherence of the prison manual to ensure equal rights and privileges to the inmates as per the law .
