Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Thursday visited Rewari’s Rajgarh village and Faridabad’s Atali village to pay tribute to martyrs Hari Singh and Sandeep Kumar respectively.
Expressing condolences to the bereaved family members, Manohar Lal assured them all support and cooperation of the State Government.
He said that brave soldiers of Haryana have always made supreme sacrifices for their motherland whenever required and we are proud of it.
The Chief Minister said that the bravery with which our soldiers fought with the terrorists to safeguard our frontiers, with the same spirit, the whole country is today saluting their courage. The State Government has stood firm by the martyr’s family, he added.
Notably, during an operation launched by Army at Pulwama- Piglina area in Srinagar, one officer and three jawans of 55-RR Battalion attained martyrdom and Hari Singh was one of them who laid down his life while fighting with the terrorists.
Martyr Hari Singh is survived by his mother Pista Devi, wife Radha Bai and 10 months old son Laksh.
Manohar Lal said that financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh has already been given to the martyr’s family. While, Rs 17.50 lakh each has been transferred in the bank accounts of martyr’s wife and son through RTGS, Rs 15 lakh has been transferred in the bank account of his mother.
He also assured that martyr’s widow would be provided a government job.
While talking to the family members of Nayak Sandeep Singh, Manohar Lal said that by sacrificing his life for the security of motherland, Sandeep Kumar has made not only his village and district proud but also the State and the country.
Sandeep Kumar who got injured during an encounter with the terrorists was admitted in the Army base hospital where he succumbed to the injuries on February 19.
Expressing condolences to Nainpal Singh, father of martyr Sandeep Kumar and other family members, Manohar Lal said an ex-gratia amount of Rs 50 lakh has been deposited by the State Government into their bank accounts. Apart from this, one family member of the martyr would be provided a government job on compassionate ground soon, the Chief Minister said.
He further said that on the demand of villagers, the Government School of village Atali would be named after martyr Sandeep Kumar.