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| September 4, 2002 | Wednesday | Jamadi-us-Saani25,1423 |
Villagers against another inquiry into Siri Saral incident
ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: The representatives of village Sri Saral have denounced holding of another inquiry into the July incident.
Addressing a press conference at their office, established to monitor the talks between the villagers and the CDA and Islamabad administration in the village on Tuesday, the representatives asked the government to make public the findings of the judicial inquiry held last month.
They claimed that officials responsible for the unfortunate operation and entertaining false claims of lands were trying to shelve the report.
It had been proved during the public hearing by the judicial commission that the CDA had to clear its liabilities and many villagers were still to be compensated when the operation to demolish the village was launched.
They alleged that an influential clique of CDA officials and a “land mafia” were in league trying to extort money from the government in the name of the villagers.
They criticised the government for taking a lenient view of the unfortunate
incident and stated mere transfer of few officials was not the remedy.
They demanded dismissal of four officials of the CDA and Islamabad administration, who were transferred after the completion of the inquiry, as well as registration of criminal cases against them.
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