Alok Mandal
Port Blair, Apr 01: A father who lost his daughter, Ritu Kumari, infront of his eye was standing infornt of the huge gathering to take part in the condolence rally. Under heavy mental agony, the father looked totally clueless what to do and what to say. Just a few days back he saw his daughter’s dying a tragic death infront of his eyes, a painful sight which will probably eat him front inside everyday.
Mother of Ritu Kumari, brought at the rally site by other relatives was totally shattered, tears were pouring like rain. There were dozens and dozens of others who could not control tears rolling down their cheeks. The Chairperson of South Andaman Zilla Parishad, Mrs. Minati Biswas also could not speak much and broke into tears. The rally, attended by a large number of people, started from Hasmatabad and culminated at PS Humpherygunj.
People in the peaceful rally demanded stringent action on the Bus Driver and urged the Administration to ensure total safety on road so that no one like Ritu Kumari, dies in road accident.
There were many who voiced to register a murder case against the driver as according to them this was a murder and not an accident.
“We were told the driver was changing gear with one hand while he was holding mobile phone with his other hand. This is the reason the bus came all the way toward the scooter and killed Ritu Kumari. This must be considered as Murder. We demand stringent action,” said Mr. Bharat Kumar Sharma, Ex-Samity Member of the area.
This is not the first such incident in city, every month someone is dying because of the erring drivers of Private Buses. Till now the Administration has failed to control rash driving by Private Bus Drivers and people believe that if nothing is done now in future more and more people will become victim of rash driving in Andaman.
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