Post Sankrail,many keen ears for abducted cops’ kin

The families had reportedly written several letters to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee,Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee,Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi and Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh. They,however,allege that none of their letters generated any response.

“For the last two months,we knocked on every possible door to know the whereabouts of Sabir. We approached the CM,Governor,DGP and the Railway minister,but to no avail. After Atindranath’s abduction hogged the limelight,Banerjee contacted us and took us to Delhi,” said Dalia Mollah,Sabir’s wife.

The family is,however,grateful for the help they are receiving at present.

“We spoke with Union Home minister P Chidambaram. He assured us of full cooperation. We are thankful to Mamata Banerjee for her initiative to take us to Delhi. But we do not understand why the initiative came after two months,” said Dalia.

Narrating the family’s ordeal in the last three months,she added: “We just have one request. If they have died,please let us know about it. We cannot survive any longer in the dark.”

The family of Kanchan Gorai,meanwhile,questions the “double standards” adopted by the government.

“After the OC was abducted,the state government negotiated with the Maoists and was also ready for the swap. Why this discrimination when both Atindranath and Kanchan are both staffers of the same West Bengal Police?” asked Ajit Garai,Kanchan’s cousin.

Partho Chatterjee,Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly,returned with the family members of Kanchan and Sabir on Wednesday. He said: “Home minister P Chidambaram assured us of every possible help by the Centre for securing the release of the two abducted cops. We are hopeful.”

However,when asked about the “delayed” initiative,Chatterjee maintained silence.

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