Revise compensation for martyrs' families in Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot

JAIPUR: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday demanded that 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.