The first anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks today saw Leader of the Opposition L K Advani expressing concern over the slow pace of relief to the victims and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hitting back accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of exploiting the 26/11 incident for political gains.
"You are making politics out of this. Earlier also you did it and were paid back. ... You will be again paid back in your own coin," an angry Leader of the House, Mukherjee, remarked in the Lok Sabha.
This followed BJP leader Anant Kumar's insistence that Mukherjee should respond to Advani's concerns over the state of relief and rehabilitation of the victims of 26/11 and the blasts in suburban trains.
Amid cries of 'shame, shame' from some members, Advani had said out of 403 persons eligible for relief, only 118 have received cheques so far and while 64 of them were eligible for railway jobs, only 32 had received offers till now.
