Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot today demanded that the compensation packages given to martyrs' families in the state be revised by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
Gehlot in a statement said that the Uttar Pradesh government has announced a financial assistance of Rs 30 lakh for Kupwara attack martyr Captain Ayush Yadav and the Rajasthan government should also consider a fresh package of the soldiers lay their lives in the line of duty.
He said that the former Congress regime in the state government had announced a package for Kargil martyrs in 1999 which was appreciated across the country.
"17 years have passed and now the government should consider a fresh package," he said.
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