SAD says Amritsar tragedy victims cheated in death; cheques bounced
SAD says Amritsar tragedy victims cheated in death; cheques bounced The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said the Amritsar Dussehra tragedy victims had been cheated even in death with the measly cheque amounts given to them starting to bounce even as no FIR has been registered against the organisers of the event even twenty days after the man made tragedy. Lambasting the Sidhu couple including Local Bodies minister Navjot Sidhu and Dr Navjot Kaur for the fake concern shown by them over the plight of the victims, former chief parliamentary secretary Virsa Singh Valtoha said the couple’s seriousness could be seen from the fact that they could not even ensure timely payment of the measly cheque amount given to the victim families. “We condemn the inhuman treatment being meted out to victim families who are now suffering the agony of bounced compensation cheques”. Also Read: Sukhbir Badal gives a clarion call that he will go to the court to get justice for the " massacre" committed due to sheer negligence of the state government Demanding an enhanced compensation of Rs one crore and a government job to each victim family, Mr Valtoha said the Congress government should not discriminate against the victims only because they were poor. The Akali leader also castigated the Congress government for failing to give justice to the victim families. He said it was astonishing and unheard that no FIR had been filed in the case even 20 days after the incident. “If the Congress government and the Sidhu couple are to be believed there is no one to blame. But the truth is that powerful people have got away despite indulging in criminal negligence”. Mr Valtoha said it was clear that the Sidhu couple had misused their power to suppress the truth and also protect the organisers of the event of which they were an intrinsic part. He said while first Navjot Sidhu indulged in a fake show of sympathy by participating in a candle light march, he was later seen laughing and guffawing during the march. Also Read: 80 Students, Principal Kidnapped in Cameroon, Central Africa Speaking about the inquiry ordered into the tragedy which is headed by the Divisional Commissioner, Mr Valtoha said the SAD’s claim that a junior officer could not hold an inquiry against a minister had also been proved. “Navjot Sidhu refused to join the inquiry despite summons proving it is an eyewash and is not designed to bring the guilty to book”, he added. -PTC NEWS
