Communal riots: AAP and BJP spar over compensation

The AAP on Saturday said that the Delhi government has not only given a compensation of ₹1 crore to the family of Ankit Sharma, an IB official who died during the riots here last year, but has also of

The AAP on Saturday said that the Delhi government has not only given a compensation of ₹1 crore to the family of Ankit Sharma, an IB official who died during the riots here last year, but has also offered a job to his brother. “Whenever there is a murder, BJP gives it a communal colour and incites hatred among people, but does nothing to help anyone. The IB comes under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. AAP wants to know what the BJP and the Central government have done for late Ankit Sharma and his family over the last one year,” said AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj. The party also said that compensation of around ₹26 crore has been provided to 2,221 citizens who suffered due to the riots, which broke out in February last.