Politburo member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Vrinda Karat has written to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal demanding that the families of the victims of the riots in the capital in February be given equal relief to the families of adult victims. .
In February last year, at least 53 people were killed and many others were injured in communal violence in some parts of Northeast Delhi. In the aftermath of the riots, Kejriwal paid Rs 10 lakh each to the families of adult people killed in the violence. And Rs. 5 lakhs per capita for families of minors.
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Vrinda, who recently visited the families of the two victims, said there had been information that there had been ‘discrimination’ in compensation. According to the CPI (M) leader, many children from poor families go to school and share their family work, and in such cases it is not appropriate to base compensation on the individual’s earnings.
He urged the chief minister to provide relief to the families of the victims on the first anniversary of his death.
53 people have died in Delhi riots
Notably, communal riots broke out in north-east Delhi’s Jaffarabad, Mauzpur, Baburpur, Ghonda, Chandbag, Shiv Vihar, Bhajanpur and Yamuna Vihar areas on February 24 after clashes between supporters and opponents of citizenship law.
At least 53 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in the violence. At the same time, government and private property have been severely damaged. Huge crowds blew up homes, shops, vehicles, petrol pumps and threw stones at local people and police personnel.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police Head Constable Ratan Lal, based in Rajasthan’s Sikar, was shot dead and several policemen, including DCP and ACP, were seriously injured during the violence in Gokalpuri on February 24. Also, his body was thrown into the sewers after the killing of IB officer Ankit Sharma.
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