‘Pulwama accused will not be spared’

GORAKHPUR: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that countdown has begun for conspirators of Pulwama attack and the government will trace and punish them accordingly.

CM Yogi visited the home of the martyred CRPF jawan Pankaj Kumar Tripathi at Harpur Belahiya village in

Maharajganj district

and paid tributes to the braveheart. He also interacted with the martyr’s father Om Prakash Tripathi, brother Shubham, wife, mother and son Pratik and gave them assurance of fulfilling their demands.

Talking to mediapersons, Yogi said, “Our jawans have been ensuring the safety of our citizens. The martyrdom of our 41 CRPF jawans, including 12 from UP, will be remembered for always. The entire nation is paying homage to the martyrs. The countdown has begun for those responsible for the Pulwama attack. The Indian government will trace the conspirators of the attack wherever they may be hiding and punish them acccordingly. This is a new India which is emerging as a major power in world and which knows how to protect the honour of its soldiers and keep citizens safe.”

The Union and state governments will take care of the families of the martyrs, Yogi added.

The martyr’s father later told TOI, “We wrote our demands on paper and gave it to chief minister. He said us that our demands will be met. We have demanded job in primary school for my son’s widow, a job for my younger son and a link road connecting the main road with our village.” On Monday, CM Yogi will visit Jaidev Chapia village in Deoria to pay homage to martyr Vijay Maurya whose wife Laxmi had refused to part with her husband’s mortal remains till the CM visits them.