06-13-2007, 01:31 AM
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of the Opposition and senior BJP leader LK Advani has drawn the Government's attention to non-fulfilment of the assurances given for rehabilitation and relief to the victims of the 2006 Mumbai train blasts.
Advani demanded early compensation to the families of the victims of 7/11 train blasts and action against the perpetrators of the crime. The letter followed Advani's visit to Mumbai last week, during which he met two comatose victims of the serial bomb.
The Leader of Opposition reminded the Prime Minister of the promises made by him in his letter of August 20, 2006 regarding relief and rehabilitation of the blast victims and their families
"I am distressed to inform you although 11 months have elapsed since the terrorist attacks of 7/11, none of the above mentioned assurances has been fulfiled to any degree of satisfaction," he said.
<b>The BJP leader told the Prime Minister that a field-level study former MP Dr Kirit Somaiya showed that only 174 of the 1,077 victims had received compensation through the Railway Claims Tribunal. As for promise of employment to the kin of the dead and severely handicapped, only 15 of the 235 eligible cases had been cleared, the study had revealed.</b>
<b>He also complained about the delay in prosecution of those responsible for the terrorist attacks and pointed out that only 13 persons had been arrested, while 15 were still absconding</b>.
Advani, who had come to the city after the blasts as well, said he had written to the PM in August last year too and had been promised that the Government would bear the medical expenses of the injured and jobs would be provided to the next of kin of the victims. But this had not been done so far, he said.
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of the Opposition and senior BJP leader LK Advani has drawn the Government's attention to non-fulfilment of the assurances given for rehabilitation and relief to the victims of the 2006 Mumbai train blasts.
Advani demanded early compensation to the families of the victims of 7/11 train blasts and action against the perpetrators of the crime. The letter followed Advani's visit to Mumbai last week, during which he met two comatose victims of the serial bomb.
The Leader of Opposition reminded the Prime Minister of the promises made by him in his letter of August 20, 2006 regarding relief and rehabilitation of the blast victims and their families
"I am distressed to inform you although 11 months have elapsed since the terrorist attacks of 7/11, none of the above mentioned assurances has been fulfiled to any degree of satisfaction," he said.
<b>The BJP leader told the Prime Minister that a field-level study former MP Dr Kirit Somaiya showed that only 174 of the 1,077 victims had received compensation through the Railway Claims Tribunal. As for promise of employment to the kin of the dead and severely handicapped, only 15 of the 235 eligible cases had been cleared, the study had revealed.</b>
<b>He also complained about the delay in prosecution of those responsible for the terrorist attacks and pointed out that only 13 persons had been arrested, while 15 were still absconding</b>.
Advani, who had come to the city after the blasts as well, said he had written to the PM in August last year too and had been promised that the Government would bear the medical expenses of the injured and jobs would be provided to the next of kin of the victims. But this had not been done so far, he said.
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