Nadia police firing incident undesirable, says Mamata
21 Dec 2012 6:18 AM IST
Slamming the police firing that claimed one life in Tehatta, Nadia, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday handed over a compensation cheque of Rs 2 lakh to the victim’s wife.
Banerjee said a judicial inquiry into the incident has already been ordered by the state government.’The police firing was undesirable. I am not happy. Nobody is happy. We will have to take steps to stop recurrence of such incidents,’ Banerjee told a rally at Tehatta. the shootout that claimed one life occured on 14 November.
The chief minister visited the family of the victim (Ashok Sen)who died in the police firing, and handed over a compensation cheque of Rs two lakh to his wife and assured the job of a homeguard to one family member.Two persons, who received injuries in police firing, would also be given government assistance, Banerjee added. Trouble rocked this border town on 14 November after police refused to allow a Jagaddhatri puja at a particular spot. Police had lathicharged and then opened fire after a mob allegedly hurled brickbats and torched two police vehicles.
The chief minister also spoke strongly against the ‘politics of communalism’ and said her government would sternly deal with any attempt to foment communal trouble in the state.’
Banerjee said a judicial inquiry into the incident has already been ordered by the state government.’The police firing was undesirable. I am not happy. Nobody is happy. We will have to take steps to stop recurrence of such incidents,’ Banerjee told a rally at Tehatta. the shootout that claimed one life occured on 14 November.
The chief minister visited the family of the victim (Ashok Sen)who died in the police firing, and handed over a compensation cheque of Rs two lakh to his wife and assured the job of a homeguard to one family member.Two persons, who received injuries in police firing, would also be given government assistance, Banerjee added. Trouble rocked this border town on 14 November after police refused to allow a Jagaddhatri puja at a particular spot. Police had lathicharged and then opened fire after a mob allegedly hurled brickbats and torched two police vehicles.
The chief minister also spoke strongly against the ‘politics of communalism’ and said her government would sternly deal with any attempt to foment communal trouble in the state.’
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