Guv will wait for SC ruling, claim Rajiv blast victims’ kin
‘Decision On Cabinet Move After That’
Shanmughasundaram.J@timesgroup.com
Chennai:27.09.2018
Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit will not take any decision over the cabinet resolution to release the seven life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case until the Supreme Court pronounces its verdict in a case filed by the families of people who died along with the former PM in an explosion set off by a suicide bomber, said victims’ kin on Wednesday.
Retired ADSP Anushya, who was injured in the bomb blast, along with the family members of those killed, including inspectors U Rajaguru and Edward Joseph, police constable J Dharman and Congress functionary J Shamthani Begum met the Governor on Wednesday.
They submitted petitions, requesting him not to take any decision on the cabinet’s recommendation to release the life convicts , A G Perarivalan, Sriharan (alias) Murugan, his wife Nalini Sriharan, Robert Payas, Jayakumar and P Ravichandran, as per provisions of Article 161of the Constitution. The Tamil Nadu cabinet passed a resolution to this effect on September 9.
“The governor responded to our plea in a positive manner and assured us he will not take a call until the Supreme Court pronounces its verdict in our case filed in 2014,” said Abbash, coordinator of the victims’ families. He along with 11 family members of victims met the governor on Wednesday. Abbash’s mother Shathani Begum was one of the victims. Begum was the president of South Chengalpet Mahila Congress.
The family members, in a petition, requested the Governor to send a committee to study the ‘indescribable sufferings’ of their families. “Can we get back our dear ones who died on May 21, 1991? We sincerely feel that terrorism should not be condoned,” the petition reads Showing the disturbing pictures that displayed the gravity of the explosion, Anushya said, “I suffered a lot and still feel unbearable pain due to the pellet injuries. Many have lost their beloved ones, but they (life convicts and their families) are seeking freedom and talking about their rights. What about the rights of the real victims like us?”
Begum’s daughter, Afsari, said they had not opposed when the convicts’ death sentences were commuted to life. “Now, they are asking for freedom, and it is not acceptable,” she said.
“We have aired our grievance to the governor. We are satisfied with his positive response,” said Afsari.
A G Perarivalan’s advocate S Prabhu claimed the cabinet decision is beyond judicial review. The cabinet recommendation was under Article 161 and the case filed by the victims’ families in the SC was not relevant, he claimed.
On Monday, Arputhammal, the mother of one of the life convicts, Perarivalan, submitted a petition to the governor and requested him to respond positively to the cabinet’s recommendation to release all the seven convicts in the case. After the meeting, Arputhammal told reporters that she was “confident” that the governor would accept the cabinet recommendation and approve her son’s release.
Twelve members from the families of six victims come out of the Raj Bhavan after meting governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday
‘Decision On Cabinet Move After That’
Shanmughasundaram.J@timesgroup.com
Chennai:27.09.2018
Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit will not take any decision over the cabinet resolution to release the seven life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case until the Supreme Court pronounces its verdict in a case filed by the families of people who died along with the former PM in an explosion set off by a suicide bomber, said victims’ kin on Wednesday.
Retired ADSP Anushya, who was injured in the bomb blast, along with the family members of those killed, including inspectors U Rajaguru and Edward Joseph, police constable J Dharman and Congress functionary J Shamthani Begum met the Governor on Wednesday.
They submitted petitions, requesting him not to take any decision on the cabinet’s recommendation to release the life convicts , A G Perarivalan, Sriharan (alias) Murugan, his wife Nalini Sriharan, Robert Payas, Jayakumar and P Ravichandran, as per provisions of Article 161of the Constitution. The Tamil Nadu cabinet passed a resolution to this effect on September 9.
“The governor responded to our plea in a positive manner and assured us he will not take a call until the Supreme Court pronounces its verdict in our case filed in 2014,” said Abbash, coordinator of the victims’ families. He along with 11 family members of victims met the governor on Wednesday. Abbash’s mother Shathani Begum was one of the victims. Begum was the president of South Chengalpet Mahila Congress.
The family members, in a petition, requested the Governor to send a committee to study the ‘indescribable sufferings’ of their families. “Can we get back our dear ones who died on May 21, 1991? We sincerely feel that terrorism should not be condoned,” the petition reads Showing the disturbing pictures that displayed the gravity of the explosion, Anushya said, “I suffered a lot and still feel unbearable pain due to the pellet injuries. Many have lost their beloved ones, but they (life convicts and their families) are seeking freedom and talking about their rights. What about the rights of the real victims like us?”
Begum’s daughter, Afsari, said they had not opposed when the convicts’ death sentences were commuted to life. “Now, they are asking for freedom, and it is not acceptable,” she said.
“We have aired our grievance to the governor. We are satisfied with his positive response,” said Afsari.
A G Perarivalan’s advocate S Prabhu claimed the cabinet decision is beyond judicial review. The cabinet recommendation was under Article 161 and the case filed by the victims’ families in the SC was not relevant, he claimed.
On Monday, Arputhammal, the mother of one of the life convicts, Perarivalan, submitted a petition to the governor and requested him to respond positively to the cabinet’s recommendation to release all the seven convicts in the case. After the meeting, Arputhammal told reporters that she was “confident” that the governor would accept the cabinet recommendation and approve her son’s release.
Twelve members from the families of six victims come out of the Raj Bhavan after meting governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday
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