§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations Her Majesty's Government have made to the Indian Government following the recent clashes between the Narmada Bachao Andolan and police during peaceful opposition of the surveying of villages due to be submerged in the Narmada valley in India.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe are concerned about human rights abuses in India, including the excessive use of force by police. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs regularly raises human rights issues with the Indian Government, most recently in his talks with the Indian Prime Minister on 15 November. We have welcomed the recent establishment of the Indian Human Rights Commission which we hope will look into incidents of this type.