Martyr’s mother gets Rs 50 lakh

Gurugram, February 8

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The Haryana Government has decided to name the road approaching the government school in Ransika village in this district and the bus stand in nearby Khod after Capt Kapil Kundu, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said today.

He said a project would also be named after Captain Kundu so that future generations could take inspiration from the martyr. Khattar said his government might provide jobs to the Army Captain’s sisters in accordance with the prevailing rules.

The Chief Minister met the family of Captain Kundu at his native village Ransika and offered a letter for ex gratia of Rs 50 lakh given by the state government. He expressed condolences to the Army Captain’s mother Sunita Devi and sisters Sonia and Kajal.

Twentytwo-year-old Kundu was killed braving Pakistani shelling in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on February 4. Speaking to mediapersons, Khattar said Kundu’s sacrifice would not go in vain and he would always be remembered as a brave son of India.

The state and the entire country were proud of Captain Kundu’s sacrifice, he said. “Blessed is the family that gave birth to such a brave son and blessed is the mother who sends her only son in the Army to serve the nation,” he said.

Asked if the state government would consider giving employment to Kundu’s sisters, the Chief Minister said jobs would be given as per state government rules.

He said Rs 50 lakh was transferred into the bank account of the martyr’s mother today in accordance with state government policy. He visited the place where the last rites of Captain Kundu were performed and paid floral tributes to the martyr.

Talking to Captain Kundu’s family and local residents who had assembled there, Khattar said Haryana’s contribution towards protecting the frontiers of the country was huge.

“Particularly this area — Gurugram, Rewari, Mahendragarh, Charkhi-Dadri and Bhiwani — has made maximum contribution to the armed forces of the country,” he said.

He said the state government would provide all support to the martyr’s family and people of the village should come forward in assisting them in all possible ways. — PTI