The statement issued by as many as 71 individuals and members of various human rights organisations contended that the public has the right to know the basis for the decision of the Modi-led selection committee.
A big casualty of the appointment of a person like Justice Mishra will be the trust and confidence of people, especially victims of rights violations in the independence of the NHRC.
As many as 71 individuals, including members of rights organisations and academics, alleged Mishra was appointed as he was ‘close to the ruling dispensation’.