Bittu urges central govt to construct memorial for martyrs
Tuesday, 16/12/2014
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LUDHIANA: Member of Parliament Ravneet Singh Bittu on Monday drew the attention of union government towards the plight of the terrorism affected families and sought relief for them.
In Lok Sabha, Ravneet Singh Bittu said, “During the dark days of militancy, 35,000 innocent people from the Hindu, Sikh, Muslim and Christian communities and the police personnel gave up their lives in Punjab, but it’s sad that though the memorial of their killers is being erected and their photographs placed in the museum of the holy Golden Temple by the Akali-BJP state government, the victims of terrorism and their families have been neglected. ”Sympathising with the victims who were pulled out of the buses, trains and shot dead in cold blood and bomb blasts, Bittu criticised the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) for preaching nationalism on one hand to the country and on the “other hand being equally responsible by being part of the state government. The BJP should come out of the government if it thinks otherwise,” he stated.
Ravneet demanded the union government to construct a suitable memorial either in Punjab or Delhi in memory of all the martyrs and provide atleast one member of their family with a job. He also said that a financial aid of ` 15 lakh to each of the affected families.
