05-30-2008, 07:35 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->For, the West Champaran district administration refused to acknowledge him as a riot victim. <b>Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's announcement on a financial package for the 1984 riot victims in 2005 raised fresh hopes in Chawla family which has since shifted to Patna.</b> They were to be awarded 10 times of the initial compensation of Rs 9,600 given immediately after the riots, besides land. The State Information Commission recently issued a letter to West Champaran DM, asking him to confirm if Chawla was given a compensation of Rs 9,600 after the riots.
The commission also slapped a fine on the then DM, M K Singh, for not providing the information to the commission on time.
In response, the West Champaran DM's office sent a letter to the commission, acknowledging its 'mistake' in not recognising Chawla as a riot victim and put the blame on the office's subordinate staff.Since then Chawla has been writing letters to various authorities of the Union and state governments. The officers concerned have got letters from the PM's office as well. But to no avail. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
25 years after '84 riots, victim's woes don't seem to end
The commission also slapped a fine on the then DM, M K Singh, for not providing the information to the commission on time.
In response, the West Champaran DM's office sent a letter to the commission, acknowledging its 'mistake' in not recognising Chawla as a riot victim and put the blame on the office's subordinate staff.Since then Chawla has been writing letters to various authorities of the Union and state governments. The officers concerned have got letters from the PM's office as well. But to no avail. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
25 years after '84 riots, victim's woes don't seem to end