Mamata to hand over damages to Murshidabad families in May
Kolkata: CM
Mamata Banerjee
announced on Saturday that she would herself hand over the compensation to the families of the victims of
Murshidabad
violence in early May, when she visits the district. The CM had earlier announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of the three who died in the violence. Haragobinda Das and his son Chandan were killed on April 11 at Jafrabad in Shamsherganj, while Izaz Ahmed Sheikh succumbed to bullet injuries following a police firing at Suti.
"I will go to Murshidabad in early May to hand over the compensation," the CM said and instructed officials to expedite the process.
"Those whose houses were destroyed will have new homes built under the
Banglar Bari scheme
," the CM had said earlier.
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