10-13-2006, 01:48 AM
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Pioneer.com
Neeraj Chauhan | New Delhi
While the Government has been aiming to pardon death sentence of the main accused in Parliament Attack case Mohhammed Afzal, a martyr's children understands that their father, Deshraj, a CPWD gardener, is still alive. The family members have narrated a different story and informed the teenagers that their father works outside the city. But now they are matured, and are forcing family members and relatives to facilitate meeting with their father.
Deshraj (38), a Central Public Works Department (CPWD) gardener, was not in the security but he was working on the green patch of the Parliament garden near Gate no 11 on that day and had shouted with Kamlesh Kumari, Aatankwaadi aa gaaye, darwaaza band karo (terrorists have come, close the gate). Â
He was eldest among 10 siblings born to his parents, Phool Singh and Harbati Devi. On Afzal's death sentence, his mother Harbati said, "If the innocent person cannot get justice then why people are urging the President for showing mercy to an accused. Hanging Afzal would teach a lesson to other terrorists and they would not hurt the feelings of those families."
Deshraj's wife Munesh has strongly pleaded against the mercy petition of Mohammad Afzal and demanded that he should be hanged soon. She works in CPWD on Deshraj's place and leaves her Teela village residence at Ghaziabad early in the morning at 6 am, leaving the kids alone at home.
After hearing first gun shot, he shouted and ran towards the gate to help Kamlesh but was shot from back on his head. He received three bullet injuries, one at his shoulder and one on his neck. He died on the spot.
Deshraj had joined CPWD in 1978 as a gardener. His family resides in Teela Sehwajpur village in Ghaziabad on the outskirts of Delhi.
He has three children, Virender (18) who studies in 12th standard, Nitin (12) and daughter, Seema (16). "My son was a very humble and honest person. I would pray to god that everybody should have son like him. He never got angry and finished all his work and home responsibility efficiently," said Harbati Devi with tears in her eyes.
On that fateful day, he left home at 7am with his younger brother Shobender on his scooter. His another brother, Devender, was watching television at that time but he never thought that his brother would be among those who died in the incident. He himself came to know when there was a crowd at his house in the village. The family brought the body from the hospital at 4 pm. The family received Rs 10 lakhs as compensation from Central Government but not the Delhi Government compensation, Rs 14 lakhs. They have been moving from one office to another from last five years to get petrol pump activated. The family owns a tea stall on the main road at the village and that is the only survival mode.
The family also said that we have not been treated like families of martyrs. "We struggle everyday to survive. This is what we are getting in response of saving the democracy," said Devender.
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Pioneer.com
Neeraj Chauhan | New Delhi
While the Government has been aiming to pardon death sentence of the main accused in Parliament Attack case Mohhammed Afzal, a martyr's children understands that their father, Deshraj, a CPWD gardener, is still alive. The family members have narrated a different story and informed the teenagers that their father works outside the city. But now they are matured, and are forcing family members and relatives to facilitate meeting with their father.
Deshraj (38), a Central Public Works Department (CPWD) gardener, was not in the security but he was working on the green patch of the Parliament garden near Gate no 11 on that day and had shouted with Kamlesh Kumari, Aatankwaadi aa gaaye, darwaaza band karo (terrorists have come, close the gate). Â
He was eldest among 10 siblings born to his parents, Phool Singh and Harbati Devi. On Afzal's death sentence, his mother Harbati said, "If the innocent person cannot get justice then why people are urging the President for showing mercy to an accused. Hanging Afzal would teach a lesson to other terrorists and they would not hurt the feelings of those families."
Deshraj's wife Munesh has strongly pleaded against the mercy petition of Mohammad Afzal and demanded that he should be hanged soon. She works in CPWD on Deshraj's place and leaves her Teela village residence at Ghaziabad early in the morning at 6 am, leaving the kids alone at home.
After hearing first gun shot, he shouted and ran towards the gate to help Kamlesh but was shot from back on his head. He received three bullet injuries, one at his shoulder and one on his neck. He died on the spot.
Deshraj had joined CPWD in 1978 as a gardener. His family resides in Teela Sehwajpur village in Ghaziabad on the outskirts of Delhi.
He has three children, Virender (18) who studies in 12th standard, Nitin (12) and daughter, Seema (16). "My son was a very humble and honest person. I would pray to god that everybody should have son like him. He never got angry and finished all his work and home responsibility efficiently," said Harbati Devi with tears in her eyes.
On that fateful day, he left home at 7am with his younger brother Shobender on his scooter. His another brother, Devender, was watching television at that time but he never thought that his brother would be among those who died in the incident. He himself came to know when there was a crowd at his house in the village. The family brought the body from the hospital at 4 pm. The family received Rs 10 lakhs as compensation from Central Government but not the Delhi Government compensation, Rs 14 lakhs. They have been moving from one office to another from last five years to get petrol pump activated. The family owns a tea stall on the main road at the village and that is the only survival mode.
The family also said that we have not been treated like families of martyrs. "We struggle everyday to survive. This is what we are getting in response of saving the democracy," said Devender.
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