Channu Mishap: Akalis meet victim’s kin; Cong to organise bhog; BSP lodges protest

Channu mishap: Akalis meet victim’s kin

SAD leaders with Arshdeep Kaur’s family at their residence in Channu village of Muktsar on Thursday. Tribune photo

Tribune News Service

Channu (Lambi), December 17

A week after the death of a 12-year-old Dalit girl Arshdeep Kaur of Channu village, who was crushed under the bus of SAD’s Gidderbaha constituency in charge, the district Akali leaders today visited the victim’s house to express solidarity with the family.

Some relatives of the deceased criticised the state government, alleging that their daughter was killed by the bus driver and to add insult to the injuries, policemen dragged her body and canecharged protesters.

Those visited the village included SAD’s district president Dyal Singh Kolianwali, MLA Malout Harpreet Singh, Laali Badal, SAD’s Lambi block president Avtar Singh Vanwala, Kulwinder Singh Kaka and Pappi Tarmala.

PPP chief Manpreet Badal also visited the aggrieved family’s house. “The police showed its brutal face by dragging the girl’s body on the road. This is a barbaric act, but the Badals are not bothered,” alleged Manpreet.

Cong to organise bhog

Congress leaders have decided to bear the expenses of the bhog of the deceased girl on December 20. “Barring SAD’s village in charge Bikkar Singh, no other leader visited the victim’s house in the past five days. But when they came to know that the Congress would be paying expenses of the bhog, a number of SAD leaders turned up,” said a village resident.

BSP lodges protest

The BSP activists today lodged a protest outside the district administrative complex (DAC) in Muktsar and handed over a memorandum to the Additional Deputy Commissioner, seeking Rs25 lakh compensation for the family and a government job for a family member.

Courtesy: The Tribune