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School to be named after Chhattisgarh braveheart killed in Galwan Valley: Bhupesh Baghel

School to be named after Chhattisgarh braveheart killed in Galwan Valley: Bhupesh Baghel

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Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 18 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said that a school will be named after Ganesh Ram Kunjam, who lost his life in the violent clash with Chinese troops in Ladakh's Galwan Valley.
The wreath-laying ceremony of Kunjam was performed in Raipur today, which was also attended by Baghel and former Chief Minister Raman Singh.
Baghel, in a tweet, also announced that an ex-gratia of Rs 20 lakh and a government job to a member of Kunjam's family will be given by the state government.
"A school will be named after Ganesh Ram Kunjam. An ex-gratia of Rs 20 lakh and a government job to a member of his family will be given by the state government," Baghel said in a tweet in Hindi.
Twenty Indian Army personnel, including a Colonel rank officer, had lost their lives in a violent face-off that happened in the Galwan Valley, as a result of an attempt by the Chinese troops to unilaterally change the status quo during de-escalation in eastern Ladakh. (ANI)

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