SAD joins citizens and Dushehra tragedy victim families candle march

Amritsar, Oct 8 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today along with the citizens of the city and victim families of the tragic Dushehra tragedy which claimed 61 persons and injured another 100 held a candle light march from Ramtalai to the Dhobhi Ghat near Jaura Phatak where a train crushed people watching the customary burning of Ravana at an unauthorized function organized by a close aide of the Sidhu couple Navjot Sidhu and Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu.

            A large number of people led by members of the victim families, prominent citizens of the city and SAD leaders including former minister Bikram Singh Majithia, Harmeet Dhillon, Virsa Singh Valtoha and Veer Singh Lopoke held placards demanding justice, affixing responsibility for the tragedy, punishing the guilty by registering criminal cases against them, arresting them and fulfilling all the promises made to the victim families. People participants shouted slogans against Sidhu couple.

              Mr. Bikram Majithia said three inquiries had been held in the case but no one had been booked and no action was taken in the matter. He said the inquiry conducted by the Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner was only aimed at saving Congressmen who were directly responsible for the tragic incident. Even the close aide of the Sidhu couple Mithu Madan was shielded making the inquiry a cover up operation”.

              Demanding justice for the victim families the SAD leader said “we have come here only to express solidarity with the victim families. Everyone knows that an unauthorized programme was held only at the intervention of the former Local Bodies minister. But no action has been taken in the matter. Even now we only want that the guilty should be punished, appropriate compensation should be given to the victim families and one member from each victim family should be given jobs as promised. Steps should be taken to ensure such an incident does not occur again”.