Agniveer's father says received Rs 98 lakh from Army, wants martyr status for son

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The father of Ajay Kumar, the Agniveer who was killed in action earlier this year, has now said that he received Rs 98 lakh as compensation..

This comes a day after a video, shared by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, showed him saying that he didn't receive any compensation from the Indian Army or the central government...

On Wednesday, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi shared a video on social media, accusing Defence Minister Rajnath Singh of lying about the Rs 98 lakh compensation paid to Ajay Kumar's family...

Charanjit Singh's admission comes after the Indian Army released a statement rebutting claims that Ajay Kumar's family was not paid the compensation amount..

He laid down his life for the nation, and till now, neither he has been given martyr status nor any facilities that a martyr's family receives," Singh said, detailing that they won't receive a pension or any medical benefits which the family of an Army officer receives...

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