Family of martyr Agniveer Ajay Kumar hasn't received any compensation from govt: Rahul Gandhi
compensation to the next of kin of Agniveer Ajay Kumar intensified on Friday with Rahul Gandhi reiterating that the martyr's family had not got compensation till date and alleged that the Modi government was discriminating against the Agniveers. The Congress leader also shared a video on X purportedly of the father of a deceased Agniveer who stated that his family got Rs 50 lakh as insurance from a private bank and 48 lakh from the Army Group Insurance Fund.
Gandhi said in the video that the martyr's family had not got compensation and asked why they have not got ex-gratia payment.
He asked why salary arrears have not been received in the bank account of the martyr's family.
«The family of martyr Agniveer Ajay Kumar has not received any compensation from the government till date. There is a difference between 'compensation' and 'insurance'. The payment has been made to the family of the martyr only by the insurance company,» Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X.
The family of martyr Kumar has not received the assistance that they should have received from the government, he said.
«The family of every martyr who sacrifices his or her life for the country should be respected but the Modi government is discriminating against them. No matter what the government says, this is a matter of national security and I will keep raising it,» he stated.
The INDIA bloc will never allow the armed forces to be weakened, Gandhi asserted.
In the video, the father of the martyr said his family had not received any money from the
