UDF accuses LDF of abandoning endosulfan victims
The Hindu
IUML MLA says former Collector of Kasaragod cast doubts on their suffering
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition on Wednesday slammed the Government for leaving thousands of endosulfan victims in Kasaragod districts in the lurch.
Moving an adjournment motion demanding an emergency debate on the issue in the Assembly, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) legislator N.A. Nellikunnu said the “Remediation Cell” tasked with the welfare of the endosulfan-afflicted was inert for over a year. The Government has repeatedly ignored the demand to reconstitute the cell, he said.
Mr. Nellikunnu said the previous District Collector of Kasaragod had openly doubted whether endosulfan victims deserved Government aid and compensation. He demanded that a medical board re-examine at least 2,700 people diagnosed with signs of pesticide poisoning.
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