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Expedite relief, Kalam tells Gujarat administration

After making his way around the congested lanes and bylanes of the minority-dominated Naroda Patia locality, one of the worst affected in the recent communal violence, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday asked the Gujarat administration to expedite relief and rehabilitation measures.

During a brisk 30-minute walk around the locality in the company of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, victims of the violence complained to the President that there had been 'gross negligence' of the area during and after the violence.

Moved by the plight of the victims, the President told District Collector K Srinivasan that everything possible should be done to make the battered victims feel safe and secure.

Reflecting his special concern for children, an anguished Kalam told Srinivasan to ensure that children in the affected areas are immediately put in schools.

The visit to Naroda Patia was devoid of any controversy.

PTI

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