Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday paid tributes to the bravery and valour of Army Major Pankaj Kumar Pandey, a native of Hardoi district, who attained martyrdom in the line of duty in Arunachal Pradesh.
The chief minister announced a financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh to the kin of the martyr. He has also announced to give a government job to a member of the martyr's family and name a road in the district after martyr Pankaj Kumar Pandey.
Expressing his condolences, the chief minister said that the state government was with the bereaved family in this hour of mourning. He said the state government would provide all possible help to the martyr's family.