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Paswan asks Governor to set up panel on Muslims Press Trust of India Patna, May 9, 2005 Accusing the RJD of "doing little" for Muslims, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has demanded that Bihar Governor Buta Singh set up a high-level committee to probe why compensation was not paid to a large number of families of those killed in the 1989 Bhagalpur riots and also inaction against many of the accused. In a letter faxed to the governor on Sunday, LJP President Ram Vilas Paswan claimed that nearly 18,700 Muslims were killed in the riots and other incidents during 1990 to 2000 and nearly 52,710 injured, but no compensation was paid to them. Paswan, in his letter a copy of which was made available to the media on Monday, claimed that more than 1,100 Muslims were killed in the Bhagalpur riots, out of which only 500 families had got compensation, that too during the rule of the then Congress chief minister Jagannath Mishra. "No compensation was paid to families of any victim during the Lalu-Rabri regime notwithstanding their promise to pay an amount of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin of those killed and a job to one of their family members," he alleged. "Likewise, 114 people were killed in communal riots in Munger in the same year, but only 54 families were paid compensation," the LJP chief said adding no victim of communal riots in Sasaram was paid any compensation. He asked the governor to speed up the payment of compensation to minorities and take action against the accused. Paswan also alleged that many accused of the Bhagalpur riots despite being named in the FIRs were "moving freely". ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
