Colonel Santosh Babu’s four-year-old son marries in heartbreaking rituals of the last rite (File)
Hyderabad:
The country should send a message to the security forces that guard the borders with which it stood, Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said Friday, announcing compensation for the families of 20 soldiers killed in the clash. Indochinese in Ladakh.
The government of Telangana will give 5 crores of rupees to the family of Colonel Bikkumalla Santosh Babu, 39 years old, and 10 lakh rupees each to the families of the 19 other soldiers who were killed in the high-altitude border conflict with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh on Monday evening, he said.
The center and other state governments should also support the families of the soldiers, Rao told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the virtual meeting of all parties at the border, an official statement said.
The country should support the soldiers who defend it at the borders. We must support the families of the soldiers who have been killed, so we must inspire confidence in the (minds of) the soldiers and their families. We must send a message to all the defense forces that the country is with them, said Rao.
In addition to monetary compensation, the colonel’s wife, who belonged to Telangana, will be given a job in Group 1 in the government with a plot for the house, the statement said, according to the chief minister.
Relief of 10 lakh rupees for 19 families will be provided through the Minister of Defense, said Rao.
Although there are financial constraints due to the coronavirus pandemic, all governments should minimize their other expenses and extend their support to the well-being of brave soldiers.
Colonel Santosh Babu, commander of the 16 Bihar Regiment, led soldiers during the fierce confrontation with Chinese troops in the first such incident involving the deaths after 45 years of interruption, signaling a massive escalation in the border of five weeks. off in the sensitive region.
