Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the Agra residence of Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan, who was martyred in a helicopter crash along with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat at Kunoor district of Tamil Nadu a couple of days back.
After meeting the martyr's family and expressing his condolences at their home at Saran Nagar in Dayalbagh area, the chief minister said that the government was firmly with the martyr's family.
“The entire country is majorly hurt by this unfortunate accident and today all Indians stand with the martyrs,” he said.
Yogi also announced that the UP government would provide Rs 50 lakh to the kin of the martyr and a government job to a member of the family.
“Central and the state governments will give full cooperation to the martyr’s family,” he said.
Union minister of state Prof SP Singh Baghel also accompanied the chief minister to the martyr’s house.
Earlier, Yogi flew to Delhi to pay his last tributes to late CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat.