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SC seeks Centre’s response on agency, law to curb trafficking
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Central government on the status of setting up of an ‘Organised Crime Investigation Agency’ to combat trafficking of women and children and a comprehensive law to deal with its cases.
The bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta sought government’s response as counsel Aparna Bhat, appearing for the petitioner, told the court that even 18 months after it had issued direction to set up the OCIA to investigate trafficking cases, nothing seems to have happened so far.
The top court by its December 6, 2015, order had directed the agency be set up by September 30, 2016, and made operational by December 1, 2016.
Besides this, the court had given six months’ time to the committee set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development for drafting the comprehensive legislation to address all aspect of trafficking of women and children.
This committee, headed by the Secretary, Women and Child Development, was set up on November 16, 2015.
The petitioner said that the Committee for drafting anti-trafficking legislation held many sittings and discussed at length various components that ought to be included in the draft, but the draft legislation, brought out by the government, did not have many components it had suggested.
The draft was withdrawn as it faced wide criticism after being was brought into the public domain.
The petitioner told the court that it has learnt from media reports that “there is a difference of opinion between two ministries – Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Union Home Ministry – about the need for a comprehensive legislation and the bill is therefore not placed before the parliament..”
The application by Bhat says that the need for a comprehensive legislation was primarily due to the fact that the “current framework of the law, did not and does not provide for a holistic victim protection regime and it does not take into account the larger picture of the manner in which traffickers are operating”.
It said that when the 1986 anti-trafficking law was enacted, the internet was not used as a medium for sale and purchase of persons, and transfer of money, while technologically advanced hormonal treatments were not available or acknowledged, grooming processes were limited to designated brothels and many other later methods of trafficking were not captured under it.
Sex trafficking is a multi-million dollar business and the traffickers are constantly evolving newer methods of perpetrating the crime, the petition said in its application.
–IANS
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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