Gehlot’s ministers meet widows of pulwama martyrs, assure justice

Cops misbehaved with widows. The government should take action against guilty officers: Dr Kirodi

We’ll remain in Dharna till we meet Gandhi’s family, says Manju Devi, wife of slain soldier Rohitash Lamba

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Minister

Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, State minister

Shakuntala Rawat & BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena on Tuesday met protesting widows of soldiers who lost their lives in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.

They have been protesting outside Sachin pilot’s residence demanding to meet Gandhi’s family to put forward their demands.

“It’s our responsibility to respect the ‘Viranganas’. Our govt has agreed to their demands,” State minister Khachariyawas said.

The women have been staging a dharna for several days in

Jaipur. Police allegedly ill-treated women when they wanted to meet Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over their demands.

The protest is against the alleged non-fulfilment of promises made to them by the state government. The women were staging a dharna outside Sachin Pilot’s residence on Tuesday.

Minister Shakuntala Rawat said, “The government is standing in honour of martyrs. Our government has given the maximum package to the families of the martyrs.”

The women sitting in dharna say that they hope that Sachin Pilot can make them meet Gandhi’s family.

It’s our responsibility to respect the ‘Viranganas’. Our govt has agreed to their demands.

—Pratap S Khachariyawas, Food & Civil Supplies Minister

The government is standing in honour of the martyrs. Our government takes a soft approach towards the martyrs and their families. Our government has given the maximum package to the families of the martyrs.

—Shakuntala Rawat, Industries Minister

WE ARE NOT DOING ANY POLITICS: BJP LEADER HITS BACK AT CM

Jaipur (ANI): As the protests by widows of soldiers who lost their lives in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack reached its tenth day, BJP leader Kirori Lal Meena attacked Gehlot govt for not fulfilling promise. Meena also staged a protest outside Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s residence on Wednesday. Talking to the media, BJP MP Kirori Lal Meena said, “Two state ministers came here on Tuesday. They accepted the demand of the widows of the Pulwama attack and said that their family members will be given government jobs. But, a few hours later, the Chief

Minister changed the stance.” “BJP is not doing any politics, we are only serving the people. The government has made huge promises, but it’s been 4 years, and nothing has been done, because of which the widows are still sitting on protest,” Dr Kirodi Meena added. Talking to ANI, he had said, “They were promised jobs but they didn’t receive any. Schools, colleges and roads have not been named in honour of those killed in action. We want to make them meet CM here but police officials say we can not sit here,” he added.