Rahul Gandhi stated there was a distinction between insurance coverage and compensation
New Delhi:
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has once more raised questions over the claims by the household of Agniveer Ajay Kumar, who was killed within the line of obligation, that they haven’t obtained any compensation. The 23-year-old was killed on January 18 in a landmine blast close to the Line of Management in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mr Gandhi shared a video on X, purportedly of Ajay Kumar’s father, who stated his household obtained Rs 50 lakh as insurance coverage from a personal financial institution and Rs 48 lakh from the Military Group Insurance coverage Fund.
The Indian Military has rejected claims on social media that compensation has not been paid to the subsequent of kin of Agniveer Ajay Kumar, and stated his household has already been given Rs 98.39 lakh of the due quantity. The overall quantity can be Rs 1.65 crore roughly, the military stated within the “clarification” that got here after Mr Gandhi shared the video on the microblogging platform.
Mr Gandhi within the video stated the household had not obtained compensation, or ex-gratia cost.
शहीद अग्निवीर अजय कुमार जी के परिवार को आज तक सरकार की ओर से कोई Compensation नहीं मिला है।
‘Compensation’ और ‘Insurance coverage’ में फर्क होता है, शहीद के परिवार को सिर्फ बीमा कंपनी की ओर से भुगतान किया गया है।
सरकार की ओर से जो सहायता शहीद अजय कुमार के परिवार को मिलनी चाहिए थी वो… pic.twitter.com/FG99h72rhX
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 5, 2024
“The household of martyr Agniveer Ajay Kumar has not acquired any compensation from the federal government until date. There’s a distinction between ‘compensation’ and ‘insurance coverage’. The cost has been made to the household of the martyr solely by the insurance coverage firm,” Mr Gandhi stated in a submit in Hindi on X.
“The household of each martyr who sacrifices his or her life for the nation ought to be revered however the Modi authorities is discriminating in opposition to them. It doesn’t matter what the federal government says, it is a matter of nationwide safety and I’ll hold elevating it,” he stated.
Within the video, Ajay Kumar’s father stated his household had not acquired any cash from the central authorities, and demanded amenities and pension. He additionally requested for a canteen card to be given to his household. “Rajnath Singh stated that households of martyrs have been given Rs 1 crore. We’ve not obtained that,” he stated.
The Congress on Thursday requested the federal government to deliver out a “white paper” on the Agnipath scheme for short-term army recruitment.
Launched in 2022, the Agnipath scheme offers for short-term induction of personnel into the armed forces with an purpose to deliver down the age profile of the three companies. These recruited underneath the scheme are known as Agniveers.
