AICC delegation takes stock of Vadodara

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) delegation visited riot hit Vadodara to review the situation.

The five member delegation is headed by Manish Tewari, secretary of AICC will submit its report to Sonia Gandhi.

Talking to media, Tewari, said, "Our main purpose to visit the city is to assist the Congress cadet in their efforts to help the riot victims and assist them in creating a conducive social environment."

Talking to Business Standard, Tiwari, said, "I will be submitting a report to AICC in a day or two."

He further said apart from the report, he will directly brief Sonia Gandhi about the situation.

The delegation include Sanjay Bafana, Avinash Pandey, Siddharth Patel and the minister of state for railways Narayan Rathwa.

He further said the Congress has decided to provide assistance to injured people, families of those who lost their loved ones and business.

However, Congress is yet to decide the ways, means and kind of assistance it will provide, he added. Tiwari, said, "Today we will decide the modality of assistance."

He further said the delegation has visited the riot affected areas and had met the injured in the hospital.

When asked to comment on the kind of interaction he had with the riot victims, Tiwari said, "We don't want to give chance to any mischievous powers that are behind the riot to further exploit the situation."

The delegation has also met top administrative official and police officials in Vadodara to discuss the prevailing situation.

Expressing discontent over the way the situation was handled, Tiwari said, "The administration and police must show impartiality and do their duty."

Asked whether the police action of firing was appropriate, he said, "I myself have been a lawyer and I can say that police didn't follow the procedure."

However it seems that Congress is not only unhappy with the state government but even with the High Court decision of demolition of structure at encroachment areas.

When asked by the press to give his comment on the recent orders of the Gujarat High Court, he said, "I disagree with the court's order as it has not taken certain ground realities into consideration."

Further, he said, "I did not disagree with the intention of the court order."