No mention of Manish in PM's speech: It's hurtful, say kin
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Sasaram: After IB officer
Manish Ranjan
, a Rohtas native who was among the victims of
Pahalgam terror attack
last month, didn't find mention in
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
's 33-minute address at Bikramganj in the district on Friday, his family said they were shocked and felt particularly hurtful.
They alleged discrimination when the news of the Prime Minister meeting the wife and other family members of another victim, Shubham Diwedi, at Kanpur airport emerged just two hours after his Bihar rally in Bikramganj — just 30km from Manish's native Aruhi village.
Manish's younger brother, Rahul Ranjan, initially dismissed the omission from the PM's speech, saying they had no grievances when "he (PM) didn't name him during his half-hour speech."
"But when we learned just two hours later that he met the wife and other family members of another victim at Kanpur airport, we were shocked. In Kanpur, the meeting was pre-planned, and they were called by the PMO."
Manish's father-in-law Jai Shankar Mishra, a resident of Allahabad, about 100km from Kanpur, said his daughter (the IB officer's widow) is still in trauma and receiving treatment at a local hospital.
During his Rohtas address, Prime Minister Modi focused on "Operation Sindoor" and the broader development agenda for Bihar.
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Manish's aunt, Sunita Devi, expressed her disappointment. "It feels our son's life is less valuable. The Prime Minister met another family affected by the same tragedy, but he did not acknowledge Manish or his sacrifice, here in Rohtas. This is clear discrimination," she said, her voice heavy with emotion.
Manish's uncle Alok Priyadarshi echoed the family's plea for official recognition. "We want our son to be given the tag of a martyr. His death was for the nation, and he deserves the same respect and recognition as anyone else who lays down their life, he said.
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