Manohar lal visits martyr Rocky's village, attends 'Rasam Kriya'

The Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Wednesday visited village Ramgarh Majra in district Yamunanagar, the native village of martyr Rocky, who had attained martyrdom while fighting militants in line of duty in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir recently.The Chief Minister participated in Rocky’s ‘Rasam Kriya’ and consoled the members of his family.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister announced to give financial assistance of `20 lakh to the next of kin  of the martyr and Government job for one member in the family.He also announced that a road in the village would be named after Rocky. Besides, he said that a statue of martyr would be built in the village on the availability of an appropriate place and assured that the martyr’s family would be given due respect and honour by the government.

 He said that Rocky has made his family, village, district and state proud by sacrificing his life for the safety of country.The sacrifice made by Rocky would also give inspiration to other youth. The brave soldiers of the State have been safeguarding the borders of the country, maintaining internal security and they never hesitate in sacrificing their lives for the same. It is a matter of pride for us all that every tenth soldier in our Armed Forces is from Haryana, said the Chief Minister.

Rocky joined the Border Security Force in 2012 and was  serving in the 59th Battalion. He attained martyrdom during an encounter with militants at Simroli, 17 kilometers from Udhampur on August 5. He had emptied his entire magazine containing 40 bullets when two heavily-armed militants attacked the BSF convoy in Udhampur, saving the day for the force and safeguarding the lives of 44 unarmed personnel.  

He was cremated with state honours at his ancestral village of Yamunanagar in Haryana on August 7.