10-11-2006, 11:37 PM
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Pioneer.com
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
On the day of Karva Chauth, when the women fast and pray for the long life of their husbands, the widows of Parliament attack case martyrs on Tuesday met the President, APJ Abdul Kalam, seeking justice. The family members urged the President to give a verdict by December 13 this year, a day when the Parliament was attacked five years ago.
In the 20-minute meeting, family members requested the President not leave the issue with law and home ministries. "There are many petitions hanging in balance with the ministries and we requested him that it should not be another one," said MS Bitta, chairman of All India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF), who was accompanying the delegation. The President took the problems of the family members of the security personnel's individually.[<b>COLOR=red] "We told him everything that how we are being asked for bribe for getting compensation money and petrol pump licenses. He expressed shock over the same and said that he will consider their memorandum and request," [/COLOR]said Ganga Devi, wife of ASI Nanak Chand of Delhi Police.</b>
The memorandum said that some of the political section of the country is trying to save Afzal for their personal motive and political mileage. Some of the families have not till now received licenses of petrol pumps and they are concerned that how would they survive? The families say that they have hopes from the President and their matter would be heard. "If the Government does not listen to us then it would be injustice to all those who are fighting for the nation. Our dear ones saved life of around 500 politicians, who are now playing games on their deaths," said Jaiwati Devi, wife of Head Constable Bijender Singh.
<b>Few of the family members told The Pioneer that if Afzal is not given death sentence and the matter is taken up for consideration after December 13, then they will take some action which the Government would not like. </b>
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Pioneer.com
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
On the day of Karva Chauth, when the women fast and pray for the long life of their husbands, the widows of Parliament attack case martyrs on Tuesday met the President, APJ Abdul Kalam, seeking justice. The family members urged the President to give a verdict by December 13 this year, a day when the Parliament was attacked five years ago.
In the 20-minute meeting, family members requested the President not leave the issue with law and home ministries. "There are many petitions hanging in balance with the ministries and we requested him that it should not be another one," said MS Bitta, chairman of All India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF), who was accompanying the delegation. The President took the problems of the family members of the security personnel's individually.[<b>COLOR=red] "We told him everything that how we are being asked for bribe for getting compensation money and petrol pump licenses. He expressed shock over the same and said that he will consider their memorandum and request," [/COLOR]said Ganga Devi, wife of ASI Nanak Chand of Delhi Police.</b>
The memorandum said that some of the political section of the country is trying to save Afzal for their personal motive and political mileage. Some of the families have not till now received licenses of petrol pumps and they are concerned that how would they survive? The families say that they have hopes from the President and their matter would be heard. "If the Government does not listen to us then it would be injustice to all those who are fighting for the nation. Our dear ones saved life of around 500 politicians, who are now playing games on their deaths," said Jaiwati Devi, wife of Head Constable Bijender Singh.
<b>Few of the family members told The Pioneer that if Afzal is not given death sentence and the matter is taken up for consideration after December 13, then they will take some action which the Government would not like. </b>
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