Mumbai attacks: Sahara to pay five-fold salary to martyrs for 10 yrs!

The nation has been outraged by the heinous attacks by terrorists in Mumbai,which has wrecked carnage of unprecedented levels, causing loss of innocent lives.

Sahara India Pariwar has saluted the brave Army, NSG and police personnel who, in a display of unmatched valour, grit & courage,managed to subdue the nefarious deeds of these evil forces. No amount of words can suffice in expressing our immense pain & anguish towards many of those brave men who lost their precious lives.

As an expression of its emotional empathy & solidarity, Sahara India Pariwar has decided to pay per month an amount equivalent to five times the gross salaries of the personnel who sacrificed their lives, for the next 10 years to their respective families and if their children are not mature (after 10 years), then this shall continue until they reach 21 years of age. This is just a token tribute from Sahara India Pariwar to these brave men whose deeds shall be enshrined in letters of gold in the annals of Indian history.

For further information kindly contact :
Abhijet Sarckar
Head – Corporate Communications,
Sahara India Pariwar,
Ph. : + 91 522 2304230

Mumbai attacks: Do something fast, PM tells Maha CM

The Prime Minister has asked the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ashok Chavan, who called on him in New Delhi Saturday to take all steps to restore the people’s faith in the law and order machinery in view of the terror attacks on Mumbai

Dr. Manmohan Singh said that Mumbai is the country’s financial capital and more over, 45 per cent of the country’s total industrial production comes from Maharashtra . Therefore, it was all the more important that the people’s confidence is restored quickly. He directed that the State Intelligence machinery should be strengthened.

Ashok Chavan informed the Prime Minister of the various actions already underway to fight terrorism including setting up of a State Security Council on the lines of the National Security Council, training of personnel, Police Reforms etc. which a Group of Ministers under the Chairmanship of the Maharashtra Chief Minister would oversee.

The Coast Guard would also be strengthened with additional speed boats and state of the art weapons. The Prime Minister assured that special attention would be accorded to Maharashtra with speedy clearance of their proposals by Central Ministries. The Chief Minister also apprised the Prime Minister of the development issues which are the priority of the State Government including the Mumbai Metro, new Mumbai Airport , Mithi River and coal supply to power plants.