The Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the Railways over the death of a laborer while cleaning the Amayijzhanjan canal. K. Baijunath, acting chairperson and judicial member of the commission, said in the order that it is necessary to hear the explanation of the railway before taking a final decision in the case. The commission asked the divisional railway manager to submit the explanation within 7 days. Based on the media reports, the commission had earlier sent a notice to the district collector and municipal secretary of Thiruvananthapuram. The deceased Joy was a worker of the company that gave the railway contract.
Minister V Abdurrahiman asked the Railways to grant appropriate compensation to Joy’s family. He also wrote a letter to the Union Railway Minister raising this issue. The letter also demanded that an effective permanent system should be established for garbage disposal and cleaning of drains on railway lands in the state.
