In a tribute to security personnel who laid their lives during Pathankot terror attack, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday announced financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh and Government job each for next of kin of Honorary Captain Fateh Singh and Havildar Kulwant Singh, who attained martyrdom while protecting the unity and integrity of nation.
Interacting with mediapersons during his Sangat Darshan programme in Qadian Assembly segment, the Chief Minister said that it was a modest effort being made by the State Government to pay tribute to these brave hearts who made supreme sacrifice while foiling an attack on national security. He reiterated that the State Government would leave no stone unturned to bail these families from crisis in this hour of grief.
Badal said that these son of the soils were ‘national martyrs’ and the State Government was duty bound to help their bereaved families.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government was ready to help any family of the security personnel who lost their lives during the attack, irrespective of the fact that whether they hail
from Punjab or not.
Badal said that he had asked the officers of the State Government to contact such families for extending a helping hand in this hour of crisis. “It is an onerous duty on our part to bail out these distressed families in this difficult time as they have sacrificed their lives to safeguard the nation’s integrity and sovereignty.” he added.
Replying to a question, the Chief Minister urged the Government of India to plug all the loopholes at the border to prevent any sort of intrusion of terrorists in the country. He said that it was the high time that security must be beefed up along with international border to check cross border terrorism. “We will again take up this
issue with the Union Government to ensure that terror attacks like Dinanagar and Pathankot should not recur,” added Badal.