Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday explainded why his authorities can not meet a number of the demands of widows of of Pulwama martyrs. In a press release, he stated the widow of Hemraj Meena, who was martyred in the assault, desires a 3rd statue to be put in regardless of two others already put up on the Government College, Sangod, and a park in Vinod Kalan, his native village.
“Such a demand is not appropriate keeping in view other martyr families,” the chief minister stated in the assertion in Hindi. The spouse of Rohitash Lamba is searching for a job for her brother-in-law on compassionate grounds but when the job is given to him, then the relations or kin of all widows of martyrs would possibly begin placing undue strain on them.
“Should we create such a difficult situation in front of the wives of martyrs because the rules made at present have been made on the basis of past experiences. How can it be justified to deny the rights of the children of martyrs and give jobs to other relatives? What will happen to the children of martyrs when they become adults,” he requested.
Gehlot slams BJP
Gehlot focused the BJP, saying a few of its leaders had been disrespecting the widows of martyrs and utilizing them to achieve political mileage.
This comes a day after kin of three CRPF personnel killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror assault reached Congress chief Sachin Pilot’s residence and demanded a gathering with the get together excessive command, accusing the state authorities of not fulfilling guarantees made to them.
Without immediately naming BJP Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena, who has been sitting on a ‘dharna’ with the widows of the martyrs, Gehlot stated in a press release, “Some BJP leaders are disrespecting the wives of the martyrs by using them to gain political mileage. This has never been the tradition of Rajasthan. I condemn it.”
What are the demands?
The widows’ demands embody putting in statues of the slain jawans, giving jobs to their kin on compassionate grounds and building of roads in their villages.
Gehlot stated throughout his first tenure as chief minister in 1999, the Rajasthan authorities launched the Kargil bundle for dependents of martyrs and it has been made simpler by rising it occasionally.
He stated the Rajasthan authorities has made a provision that if the spouse of a soldier is pregnant on the time of his martyrdom and does not desire a job, it will likely be stored reserved for the kid in order that their future could be secured.
Help has been given to the Pulwama martyrs’ dependents as per the principles of this bundle, Gehlot stated.
“Rajasthan is the land of heroes and thousands of soldiers from the state have sacrificed their lives for the motherland. The people and the government here respect the martyrs the most,” Gehlot added.
He stated he shared his ideas on the difficulty with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, a minister in the Gehlot authorities, met the martyrs’ widows protesting outdoors Pilot’s residence and stated it’s the authorities’s duty to respect them.
Pilot had on Monday written to Gehlot, demanding an inquiry into the alleged police misbehaviour with the widows. He additionally requested him to sympathetically contemplate their demands.
(With PTI enter)
