Leesha NS was severely injured in bomb blast at BJP office in Malleswaram in 2013 After four years, the government announced to give her Group 'C' job in the government But Leesha who is pursuing M Sc in RV College deserves at least Group 'B' job, feels her father
After four years of her struggle to get justice from the government, Leesha NS, who lost her leg in the terror attack at the BJP office in Malleswaram in 2013, will get Group 'C' job in the government. A decision to this effect was taken at the Cabinet meeting here on Thursday.
But is that what Leesha deserves for being handicapped for no fault of hers? Her father Doraiswamy Raj, told The Hindu that he plans to consult his advocates over the government's job offer of Group 'C' job. "We were under the impression that she would get at least Group 'B' job," The Hindu reported quoting Leesha's father.
Leesha was 17-year-old when the bomb went off at the BJP office in Malleswaram in 2013. She had just come out for a lunch break from tuitions, when the tragedy struck. Severely crippled, Leesha has to undergo multiple surgeries (at least nine) at different hospitals. Yet, she cannot move around with the support, even today. It is said that she has only 50 per cent of movement near her ankle. Her family claims to have spent at least Rs 15 lakh so far at different hospitals.
Her father, Doraiswamy Raj, a battery technician has run from pillar to post to get justice for his daughter. But in vain. Unable to see his daughter suffer, he filed a petition in the court seeking compensation of Rs 1 crore with at least a government job for his daughter. So far, the government has given Rs 11.24 lakh as a financial aid.
The High court had ordered the government to award government job to Leesha. But the government's failure to abide by the court ruling forced the Leesha and her family to move the court for contempt of court against the state government. It was reported that her father was allegedly humiliated by the government officers when he was persisting her issue. In fact, Leesha had told the court that her father was told go away. "If I give job and compensation to you, tomorrow there will be thousands at the office with the same request," Leesha told the court quoting an official who ill-treated her father. The court had pulled up the government over the delay in giving her the job.
The government on Thursday decided to give her Group 'C' job. But Leesha, despite the excruciating pain, stood 135th rank in the PGCET exams. Today, she is pursuing MSc at the RV College of Engineering. With such qualification, her father feels that Leesha deserves at least a Group 'B' job in the government.
