By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: About 20 days after the gruesome killing of poor residents of Bhajanpur village in Forbesganj, a group of Muslim organizations here has gathered courage and demanded a CBI probe into the June 3 police firing. The group will hold a protest march to Raj Bhawan tomorrow and submit a memorandum to the Governor.
“The villagers are very poor. It’s unimaginable that they possess weapons. Men, women and children came out to demand restoration of their old road. They must not have even imagined that the police would shoot them. The police shot at chest, neck and head. This is a clear case of murder,” said Ashique Bhagalpuri, state president, Indian Union Muslim League. He, along with other leaders of Muslim groups, was addressing a press conference here today.
Why no action against police and no compensation for the victims by the state government even after the passage of 20 days? “Nitish Kumar is running his government on the support of bureaucrats. That’s why he does not want to harm them.”
On the silence of Muslim leaders on this killing, Mr Bhagalpuri said: “They are not leaders. They are just dalals.”
L-R: Dr Mahboob Alam Ansari, National President, Bharatiya Momin Front, Ashique Bhagalpuri, state president, Indian Union Muslim League and others
“We demand CBI enquiry into the Forbesganj police firing. If our demand is not met, we will hold indefinite fast in Forbesganj,” he announced.
The press conference was also addressed by Dr Mahboob Alam Ansari, National President, Bharatiya Momin Front and others.
Ashique Bhagalpuri announced that some Muslim groups will take out a joint protest march on 22nd June. The march will start from Kargil Chowk near Gandhi Maidan at 2 pm and will proceed towards Raj Bhawan. A group of representatives of the organizers will meet Governor Devanand Kunwar and submit a memorandum.