 "Sunped killings not be given political or casteist colour: Manohar Lal Khattar")
Khattar, who was expected to meet them yesterday, but his visit was cancelled in the wake of protests by angry locals, also handed over a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to the aggrieved family.
"We want that the investigation is done properly. But with great regret I have to say that some parties are trying to politicise this incident... It should not be given a political or casteist colour," the CM said.
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"I met the victim's family today and handed them over a cheque of Rs 10 lakh. So far what has emerged from the investigation is that the matter is not a caste-related dispute but appears to be fallout of a long standing family feud," he told reporters after the meeting.
"I have been monitoring this case since the very beginning and when allegations came up against police officials a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed. Later the case was handed over to CBI as the relatives of the victim demanded that," he said.
Two-and-a-half-years-old Vaibhav and 11-month-old Divya died after the assailants allegedly poured petrol through one of the windows of their house on the intervening night of October 19-20.
While the children perished in the blaze allegedly set off by some upper caste people who had a running feud with the Dalit family, their mother Rekha, 28, suffered serious burns and is battling for life in a Delhi hospital. Their father Jitender, 31, also received injuries while trying to save them.
"The family has so far named 11 persons as perpetrators out of which 6 have been arrested and on the basis of their complaint, seven police officials have also been suspended," the Chief Minister said.
During the 15-minute long meeting with the family, he also assured them that the government will help with the treatment of the woman, if needed.
Khattar also called Haryana a "peaceful" state and claimed that such incidents are not likely to happen again.