Irate over ‘unfulfilled promises’, Dasehra train tragedy victims’ kin begin protest

Amritsar | Tuesday | 10th December, 2019

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Tribune News ServiceAmritsar, December 9Dasehra train tragedy victims’ kin on Monday sat on indefinite protest against government’s unkept promises at Bhandari railway overbridge here. He said Deepu had died after his forehead and jaw were pulverised and both legs got fractured. He said leaders like former cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu had promised assistance but these proved only lip service. Monika said her husband Jagdish Lal, a labourer, was killed by the speeding train and now the family was struggling to make both ends meet. The protesters announced that they would not move from the protest site unless the government fulfilled its announcements..