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India Gazette
14-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Award martyr title to military personnel killed in action: Tejashwi Yadav
Patna (Bihar) [India], may 14 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar Leader of Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday paid tributes to Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Rambabu Singh, who was killed in the line of duty during the conflict between India and Pakistan, and demanded that 'martyr' title be awarded to those enrolled in military forces, who sacrificed their lives while serving the country. 'I hope that the Chief Minister provides financial assistance worth Rs 50 lakh announced (for the kin of the deceased jawan). I will also write a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to award the title of martyr to those who were killed serving the country, to those enrolled in BSF, Military, CISF, or CRPF,' Yadav told reporters here. The mortal remains of BSF jawan Rambabu Singh, a resident of Vasilpur village in the Siwan district, who lost his life due to cross-border shelling by Pakistan, were brought to Patna. 'The mortal remains of BSF Jawan Rambabu Singh have arrived in Patna. The Bihar CM tweeted in this regard, so I got to know that his mortal remains will arrive today. That's why we have come here and paid our tributes to him. We are thankful to the bravery of the armed forces,' Yadav said. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced financial assistance worth Rs 50 lakh for the kin of the BSF jawan killed in action. Kumar posted on X, 'Salute to BSF Jawan Ram Babu Singh, a resident of Vasilpur village of Gautam Buddh Nagar police station area of Siwan district of Bihar, who was martyred in firing by Pakistani Army on Jammu-Kashmir border. The country will always remember his martyrdom. I am deeply saddened by this incident. On the martyrdom of the brave son, we pray to God to give strength to his family to bear the pain in this hour of grief. The nearest dependent of martyr soldier Rambabu Singh ji will be given an honorarium of Rs 50 lakh by the state government. Also, the last rites of martyr soldier Rambabu Singh will be performed with police honours by the state government.' Earlier, Kumar paid heartfelt tribute to BSF Sub-Inspector Mohammad Imtiaz, who was killed in action in cross-border firing by the Pakistan Army in the RS Pura sector of Jammu. Recognising his supreme sacrifice, the Chief Minister announced that his family will receive an honorarium from the state government. (ANI)
Indian Express
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘Recently married, expecting a child': Bihar prepares to lay to rest another BSF jawan killed in Pakistan fire
Bihar on Tuesday mourned BSF jawan Rambabu Singh, who died late on Monday night after being injured in Pakistan's cross-border shelling along border areas of Jammu and Kashmir last week. His body is expected to be brought to Siwan on Wednesday. A day earlier, another BSF man from Bihar, Sub-Inspector Mohammad Imteyaz, was laid to rest with full state honours in Saran. They were both wounded in J&K in Pakistani shelling, which came amid rising tensions between the two countries in the aftermath of India's Operation Sindoor. As leaders across the political spectrum paid tribute to both the BSF men, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced compensation of Rs 50 lakh each for their families. Rambabu Singh, a resident of Basilpur village in Siwan district, was critically injured in shelling on Friday. Singh had only recently married his wife, Anjali, and was expecting a child, family members said. On the morning of his death, Singh had spoken to his wife at 10 am. His father-in-law said Singh had got a posting to Jodhpur, but due to the recent India-Pakistan tensions, he was retained in Jammu and Kashmir. The son of a former deputy mukhiya of Hariharpur Panchayat, Rambabu was the younger of two siblings and had always dreamt of serving the nation since his childhood, his uncle Shashi Kant said. His mortal remains are expected to arrive in Siwan on Wednesday, where preparations are underway for his funeral with full state honours in the presence of district authorities and Army officials. '…The nation will always remember his sacrifice. I am deeply saddened by this incident. I pray to God to give strength to the martyr's family to endure this difficult time. The state government will provide an ex-gratia amount of Rs 50 lakh to the nearest dependent of martyr Rambabu Singh. Additionally, the state government will ensure that the last rites of martyr Rambabu Singh are conducted with full police honours,' Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said in a post on X. On Tuesday, Kumar, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, ministers Mohammad Zama Khan and Sumit Kumar Singh, along with other leaders and several senior administrative officials including DGP Vinay Kumar, visited BSF Sub-Inspector Mohammad Imteyaz's family. The CM handed over a cheque of Rs 50 lakh to the family and announced a government job for Imteyaz's son in line with his qualifications. Kumar also declared a two-kilometre stretch of road, from Chintamanganj Bridge to Rahampur Bazar, will be named after Imteyaz and that a memorial gate will be constructed at the entrance to Jalal-Basant panchayat. Additionally, a new health sub-centre and a permanent memorial will be established in the village to honour him, authorities said. Earlier in the day, Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav had also visited the bereaved family and demanded the state government 'name a big hospital after martyr Mohammad Imteyaz' and to provide all possible support to his family, including the allotment of a 'petrol pump for financial support'.
