Srinagar: The family of a slain policeman hit hard at District Administration Pulwama for not mentioning the name of their deceased member during Independence Day of India celebrations at District Police Lines.
The wife and daughter of the slain policeman Anoop Singh staged a protest and expressed their unhappiness over the ‘callous attitude’ of district administrative officers.
“They invite people to accumulate crowd. We were invited but felt very sorry when the announcer didn’t mention the sacrifices of my husband who got killed when he was on duty in Pulwama,” said the widow of the slain policeman.
Pertinently, a resident of Saidpora Tahab village of Pulwama, police constable Anoop Singh was killed on May 21 at Pirchoo area of the district.
“These district officers lauded the role of doctors, COVID warriors, journalists, municipality employees and presented mementos even to school children but sidelined my husband who attained martyrdom for the nation,” the widow of Anoop Singh said.
Lashing out at district officers, she said her husband was a ‘lion who doesn’t need the support of district officers’.
“Is this what they do to the people who die for the nation? We were expecting they will honour my husband but little did I know they won’t even mention his name,” she said.
The daughter of the slain policeman said that they feel humiliated and repent that they attended the celebrations.
“Besides my father, my uncle was also a policeman who died in a mine blast near Srinagar Central Jail. At least, those who die in the line of duty should be remembered and honoured, but today, we were disappointed,” she said.
After the protest from the mother-daughter duo, some officials apologised to them and said the mistake was inadvertent.
“We apologise to the family with humility. It was a human error and not done with a purpose,” said a district official.
Despite repeated attempts, District Development Commissioner Pulwama did not respond to journalistic queries.
(Syndicated feed from KNT)
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