The recent terror strike in Pulwama , which claimed the lives of more than 40 CRPF men, has left the nation in mourning. And during the discussion, organised by Centre for Human Rights and Duties in collaboration with department of defence and national security studies at PU, a panel of experts shared their views on the topic ‘Human Rights and National Security Concerns in India: Emerging Challenges’

The panel saw justice Jasbir Singh, who was the chief guest along with Prof Surinder Shukla, Col Jaibans Singh, CS Talwar and Vipul Attri. Before the start of the discussion, silence was observed in the memory of the victims of Pulwama attack. While justice Jasbir Singh, president of State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), Chandigarh, talked about the uselessness of the marches and talks, selfies etc to showcase our concerns for our army-men, others talked about calls for protest and bandhs by the separatists is also an act of human rights abuse as it leads to the disruption in the life of common citizens. Also, this hampers the functioning of educational and healthcare institutions.

