Sara, an octogenarian from Sopore, is among dozens of family members who lost their kin in security forces’ firing in 2010 agitation and were recommended for compensation. Years on, she is still awaiting promised compensation.
Sara who lost her son Bilal Ahmed in 2010 is left with fourdaughters and an ill husband.
She was among scores of other family members who came topress colony Srinagar on Sunday in a bid to draw attention towards their demandof compensation.
Family members from various districts expressed theirresentment against the administration for not providing them compensation andjob under SRO-43 as recommended by Koul Commission in its 2016 report.
“I have a bedridden husband at home and four daughters tofeed, with no resource. Government promised us help after we went to court post2010, we are still waiting what was promised to us,” said Sara amid sobs.
The kin of those killed in 2010 unrest said that after theytook the legal path post killings of their kin, J&K government constitutedKoul commission which recommended compensation and job to the next of the kinof those killed.
“There are many who lost their lone bread earners in 2010,it has been years since we have been following cases but to no avail,” saidNaseema who lost her only son in security forces’ firing in 2010.
As per the M. L. Koul commission report that was submittedto J&K government in Dec 2016 manyimportant recommendations were made in favour of next of kin of those killed in2010 unrest. The recommendations included exgratia and job package for around60 cases except for few from different districts across Kashmir.
The families saidthat they will hit streets if government did not take any steps to fulfil theirdemands.
“We don’t understand why are we being treated differently, there was one case in Jammu where the family was given proper compensation and legal action was also taken against guilty, same is not true in our case,” said Abdul Gani from Budgam.