While mainstream media went to town with a video clip of a passionate speech by a CRPF Jawan Khushboo Chouhan, another video of an equally eloquent speech by a Jawan from Assam Rifles at the same event has been blacked out. While Chouhan, speaking against the motion, had lashed out at Human Rights activists, Balwaan Singh speaking for the motion at the debate competition conducted by the National Human Rights Commission, highlighted the Human Rights violations by security forces.

The debate competition was organised on September 27 with the motion being ‘Can terrorism in the country be tackled effectively while observing human rights.’

Balwaan Singh spoke in favour of the motion and said, “Human rights are rights every human being enjoys by birth. He argued that peace could not be ensured by firepower, bombs, guns and gunpowder but with love, compassion and forgiveness.