The Indian Army on Wednesday issued a press release concerning emoluments to Agniveer Ajay Kumar who misplaced his life within the line of obligation and dismissed sure stories that his household was not paid the compensation. The Indian Army knowledgeable that of the full quantity due, the household of Agniveer Ajay has already been paid Rs 98.39 lakhs.
Taking to social media platform X, Indian Army points a clarification and wrote, “…of the total amount due, the family of Agniveer Ajay has already been paid Rs 98.39 lakhs. Ex – Gratia and other benefits amounting to approximately 67 lakhs, as applicable according to the provisions of the Agniveer Scheme, will be paid on Final Account Settlement shortly post due Police verification. The total amount will be Rs 1.65 Cr approximately…”
“Certain posts on Social Media have brought out that compensation hasn’t been paid to the Next of Kin of Agniveer Ajay Kumar who lost his life in the line of duty. It is emphasised that the Indian Army salutes the supreme sacrifice made by Agniveer Ajay Kumar,” Army mentioned in a press release.
“The last rites were carried out with full Military Honours. Of the total amount due, family of Agniveer Ajay has already been paid Rs 98.39 lakhs,” it mentioned.
“Ex-Gratia and other benefits amounting to approximately 67 lakhs, as applicable according to the provisions of the Agniveer Scheme, will be paid on Final Account Settlement shortly post due Police verification. The total amount will be Rs 1.65 Cr approximately,” the Army mentioned.
“It is re-emphasised that emoluments due to a fallen hero are paid expeditiously to the Next of Kin of departed soldiers, including Agniveers,” it talked about.
The matter got here to mild after Rahul Gandhi earlier at present alleged that Agniveer Ajay Kumar’s kin, who died within the line of obligation, weren’t paid compensation.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh “lied” in Parliament in regards to the situation of compensation to households of martyred Agniveers and demanded an apology for it.
The Congress chief additionally shared a video on X purportedly of the daddy of a deceased Agniveer who said that Rajnath Singh had claimed that Rs 1 crore compensation had been given to the following of kin of martyred Agniveers however no such help was acquired by his household.
Sharing the video message posted by her brother, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra additionally accused the BJP of “insulting the sacrifice of the families” who gave up their sons for the nation. In his video, Rahul Gandhi mentioned that he had said in his speech in Parliament that the safety of fact is the idea of each faith.
“In reply, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, before Lord Shiva’s photo, lied to the country, its armed forces and Agniveers about compensation,” Gandhi mentioned within the video. He then referred to the purported assertion by the daddy of an Agniveer martyr Ajay Singh.
Ajay Singh’s father mentioned that Rajnath Singh made the assertion that households of martyrs have been given Rs 1 crore compensation however no such help had been acquired by his household.
“Rahul Gandhi is raising our voice in Parliament that families of martyrs must get all necessary help. Agniveer recruitment must stop and regular recruitment should be reinstated,” he mentioned.
Gandhi mentioned the defence minister had “lied” to the household of martyr Ajay Singh, the armed forces and the youth of the nation, and should apologise to them.
Gandh’s contemporary assault got here after Rajnath Singh rebutted the Leader of Opposition’s claims within the Lok Sabha on the Agnipath navy recruitment scheme, saying it was rolled out after taking ideas from 158 organisations.
The Congress chief had on Monday criticised the Agnipath scheme for short-term navy recruitment and mentioned that the federal government doesn’t even give them the standing of a “shaheed” (martyr) and that no compensation is prolonged to their households if they’re killed in motion.
Singh, who intervened when Gandhi was talking on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s deal with, mentioned that an Agniveer who lays down his life within the line of obligation will get a compensation of Rs 1 crore.
The Union minister had requested Gandhi to not mislead Parliament and likewise requested Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to expunge the previous Congress president’s claims on the Agnipath scheme.
With inputs from PTI
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