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More than a period aft the Red Fort blast, respective victims and their families are yet to person the ex-gratia announced by the Delhi government. Many among the deceased and those earnestly injured were sole breadwinners and their families are struggling to marque ends conscionable now.
The Delhi authorities had announced an ex-gratia of ₹10 lakh each for the families of those killed, ₹5 lakh for victims with imperishable disability, ₹2 lakh for those with superior injuries and ₹20,000 for victims with insignificant injuries.
However, galore person not received immoderate compensation from the government. Among the deceased was Nouman Ansari, 18, from Shamli successful Uttar Pradesh, who was successful the metropolis connected the fateful time to bargain products for his cosmetics store backmost home. His household said helium had dropped retired of his studies to enactment them and was the lone earning subordinate with his elder member suffering from kidney ailments.
“The full household has gone into slump since his death,” said Nouman’s uncle Mahboob Ansari. When asked astir the ex-gratia, helium said, “After we submitted each documents with the Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM) successful Delhi, we were asked to wait. After a week, we were told the SDM volition beryllium transferred and each the formalities volition beryllium done aft that. Then we were told that they were coordinating with Uttar Pradesh authorities and our section constabulary present but adjacent aft each the paperwork, we person not received thing truthful far,” helium said.
A akin communicative was shared by Aneesh Pathak, the eldest lad of Vinay Pathak, a 50-year-old clergyman who died successful the blast. “I cannot explicate the nonaccomplishment of a father,” helium said. “My parent is successful an indescribable intelligence authorities since his death. The household is incapable to woody with the grief.” He said the household submitted each required documents to the SDM bureau and was assured that the compensation would beryllium released soon. “But we person not received thing truthful far,” helium said.
Saina Parveen, 23, suffered impermanent proceeding nonaccomplishment owed to the blast. She received attraction from the doctors and besides got enactment from her employers, a backstage institution successful Karol Bagh, but was fired abruptly. “It was a vacation that day, truthful I had gone determination for shopping,” she said, talking astir the blast. “If I had known that I would suffer my occupation aft going done truthful overmuch carnal symptom and trauma, I would ne'er person gone.”
Ms. Parveen said she was asked to taxable documents portion she was inactive hospitalised but ne'er heard backmost from the government. “I received conscionable 1 telephone asking for documents. After that, determination was nary communication,” she said. “After spending 5 days astatine the hospital, I was discharged and told my employers that I would articulation successful 2 days. Instead of receiving a welcoming response, I was asked to motion a resignation letter. I asked wherefore but they did not springiness maine immoderate reliable response,” she said.
Ms. Parveen has been looking for jobs since then.
Bhawani Shankar Sharma, a taxi operator who sustained superior caput injuries and heavy cuts connected his arm, is struggling to enactment his woman and 3 young children. “Officials did not adjacent see my documents,” helium said. “When my member went to taxable them aft proceeding that different victims were being compensated, they refused to judge them and asked america to spell home.”
Mr. Sharma said his taxi was wholly destroyed successful the blast. “The security institution cleared the indebtedness connected the car, and I received astir ₹14,000. That is each the wealth I person got truthful far,” helium said.
A effect was sought from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) connected the fig of victims yet to person ex-gratia and the crushed for delay, but the CMO did not reply. However, a root astatine the CMO said 11 victims person been paid truthful far. “We are yet to person a clarification from the Delhi Police connected the remainder of the applicants. The constabulary person not clarified yet whether they truly are the victims oregon person immoderate links with the accused,” the root said.
