A two-member team of the German Federal Parliament today expressed its deep concern over the condition of people hit by December 2007 and August 2008 riots in Kandhamal district.
Mr Ute Granold and Mr Pascal Kober of the Human Rights Committee of the Federal Parliament, who visited the riot-affected areas of the district from April 9 to 13, said they were shocked at the level of violence.
Even two years after the incident, many of the affected people were leading a miserable life and still do not have proper homes and livelihood opportunities. Most of them were yet to be compensated adequately, they said.
Many complaints were yet to be registered by police and only a few had been convicted, the delegation said, adding that the children were deprived of going to school.
The members of the German Federal Parliament, who also visited Gujarat, said they would follow up the developments in Germany.
They would also submit their findings to the German Federal Government and the Parliament.
