Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday met members of the bereaved family of martyr Subedar Kanwar Pal Singh Raghav, at village Bhondsi near Gurgaon, to console them.
The martyr, who was a member of Army Medical Corps 8 Raj Rifles, was on United Nations Peace Keeping Mission in South Sudan. He was killed in a terrorist attack on December 19. The mortal remains of martyr Subedar Kanwar Pal Singh Raghav were flown to India and were consigned to flames on Monday in his native village. Expressing his condolences, the Chief Minister assured his father Kanhiya Singh Raghav not to worry as the Government is with them in this hour of distress and grief. He announced that the Government Senior Secondary School of village Bhondsi would be named after the martyr. He said that his family will be given all benefits under the policy of the State Government for martyrs.
He also assured that Anjali, daughter of the martyr would be provided job according to her qualifications. At present, Anjali is doing B.Sc. final year in Meerut. Haryana Transport Minister Aftab Ahmed, MlA Rao Dharampal, Congress spokesman Jitender Bhardwaj, Commissioner of Police Alok Mittal, Deputy Commissioner Shekhar Vidyarthi and a number of dignitaries were also present on the occasion.