After handing over 40 appointment letters, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced the launch of a helpline which victims of terror attacks can contact to send their applications for aid
Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today distributed 40 appointment letters to victims of terrorism. At the event in Baramulla, Mr Sinha spoke to families of those who were killed by terrorists. He assured them the government remains committed to supporting all victims of terrorism through jobs, compensation, and inquiry-based redressing.
In an interview with NDTV, Mr Sinha said a narrative had been running for a long time by frontal groups of terrorists by taking out processions with bodies of terrorists who were killed by the security forces.
"One day I met a young man who asked me to meet with families of terror victims. I met 150 such families and spoke to them at length. In one case, a man who was killed by terrorists was survived by his wife and three children. One got a government job and the wife got financial help, but the two other children were in trouble," Mr Sinha said.
"Many things came to my mind. For example, how do we help the other two children? I discussed it with the Home Minister," the Lt Governor said.
After handing over the 40 appointment letters today, Mr Sinha announced the launch of a helpline which victims of terror attacks can contact to send their applications for aid. The authorities will conduct a proper check and take a call on the application, he said.
Mr Sinha said he also thought about talking to foundations across the country that work to help people in need.
"During a visit to Pahalgam to see the base camp for the Amarnath Yatra on June 29, I met some families from south Kashmir. There was a young girl, who said her father was a special police officer. He was killed by terrorists. The girl said her mother begged and raised her and her younger sister. Even their relatives refused to help," the Lt Governor said.
What the girl said next was devastating.
"The killers are in a government job, the young girl told me. That day it occurred to me that there could be many more such cases. The killers have a government job, and the families of those they killed were begging on the road," Mr Sinha said.
The Lt Governor said he held a series of meetings with all the top officials in the Union Territory and set up a process to ensure every victim of terror attacks got help.
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