Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today announced financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh to the next of kin of Gursevak Singh, a resident of village Garnala in Ambala who was killed in the Pathankot terror attck.
"The Chief Minister has announced a sum of Rs 20 lakh to the next of kin of martyr Gursevak. Gursevak was a Garud commando. The CM has also extended his condolences to the bereaved family," an official spokesman said here.
He said Health Minister Anil Vij had also visited the martyr's village to console the family and express his condolence.
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The Haryana chief minister strongly condemned the Pathankot terror attack and expressed his deepest condolences to the families of those who laid down their lives while fighting the terrorists.
Describing the attack as a "heinous act", Khattar said that the country's soldiers have bravely fought to foil the evil designs of terrorists.
