Minority Commission seeks compensation for communal violence victims

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In a major development on Friday, Jharkhand State Minority Commission (JSMC) recommended that dependents of people killed in communal violence should get compensation and job equal to people died in naxal violence and to increase in honorarium of religious priests working at various jails in the State.

During a review meeting chaired by JSMC Chairman Kamal Khan it was sought that after completing the scrutiny of Madarsas and Minority Schools the pending payment of teachers should be given at its earliest and to provide five acres of lands for Maulana Azad College in rural areas.

The Commission also demanded during the meeting that dependents of Tabrez Ansari who killed in Saraikela mob lynching case should be given proper compensation like Rs 2 lakh, house through Ambedkar Awas Yojna and a government job. There should be language academy for languages like Urdu, Bangla and other languages and examination of Alim, Fazil should be conducted through JAC till the time when the Universities will not prepare to conduct the exam.  

JSMC Vice President Gurudeo Singh Raja raise question on Cast Certificates for Sikhs in the meeting he demanded that like other casts there should be cast certificates for Sikhs also in the State.  Vice President JSMC Ashok Sarangi demanded that there should be minority teachers at Minorities Schools and Oria language book should be distributed at Oria Language Schools.

Official of the various departments assured that they will take immediate action for accreditation for the Minority Institutions.

During the meeting, the officials reviewed the programme started in the past.

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