In Asansol, show of amity by local trader

By- Md Asif
ASANSOL: Even as political events take pleasure in a war of words over the Ram Navami clashes in West Burdwan, a Muslim trader from Asansol's Qurashi Mohalla has donated Rs 10,000 each to 12 persons whose stores on the town's Chandmari Shibmandir house have been ransacked within the violence to assist them restart their companies. "We have been doing business together for years in this area. I did my small bit to help out my fellow traders," Haji Nahnane Khan mentioned.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in the meantime, has taken suo motu cognizance of the violence within the Raniganj-Asansol house and sought a report from the Bengal government inside a month.

A Muslim trader from Asansol’s Qurashi Mohalla threw a lifeline to12 shop homeowners at Chandmari Shibmandir house whose stores have been ransacked all the way through the Ram Navami violence on March 25. Haji Nahnane Khan on Monday gave each of the shop homeowners Rs 10,000 to assist re-start their companies with no need to wait for government relief.

“We have been doing business in combination for years on this house. I did my bit to assist out my fellow investors. I believe other folks in other areas may even extend a serving to hand to their neighbours,” Khan mentioned on Monday.

Paan shop proprietor Uma Shankar Gupta, Manoj Yadav and Niranjan Shaw have been all reward for Khan. “He had come to us as our stores stood vandalised. We didn’t have the cash to start out business again. Khan advised us to not lose heart. He presented us cash and requested whether or not we have been in a position to accept that. We agreed,” mentioned Shaw.

Later, Asansol mayor Jitendra Tewari announced Rs 2 lakh reimbursement for the dead and Rs10,000 for those whose properties were broken.

Taking the cue, electorate took out a peace rally in Asansol from Ramkrishna More to Hutton Road quickly after the administration lifted Section 144 from the realm.


While taking suo motu cognizance of the violence within the Raniganj-Asansol house, the National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the manager secretary, house secretary, the and director basic of police, West Bengal, calling for an in depth report at the topic in a month. The commission, in its realize, has underlined the allegations from other folks within the riot-hit areas that no police staff came to their assist although that they had dialled100, the police helpline.


The commission has also requested its director basic (investigation) to depute a staff headed through an officer no longer below the rank of SSP to consult with the disturbed areas of Asansol-Raniganj for spot investigations to assess the placement and post areport inside 3 weeks.


Joy Banerjee, a BJP chief from Birbhum, visited sufferers’ families and referred to as at the imam of the Noorani Masjid, who had appealed for peace after his son was once killed within the violence. Banerjee later advised newshounds that he would propose the imam’s title for the President’s Award.


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