Full benefits assured
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 24 2023:
Chief Minister N Biren has assured full benefits to the family of late IRB Rifleman L Surjit as entitled under the Election Commission of India's norms.
Notably, a rogue IRB personnel belonging to 3rd IRB shot four colleagues as they went to Gujarat on election duty.
While one personnel died on the spot, the second died at hospital while L Surjit succumbed to injuries on Wednesday.
Rifleman Roshikanta recuperated and has returned to duty.
Regarding the particular incident, Congress MLA Surjakumar Okram raised a call attention motion in the State Assembly today.
Responding to the call attention motion, Chief Minister N Biren assured that all benefits entitled to the family of late Rifleman L Surjit as per ECI norms would be delivered.
The ECI had already given Rs 15 lakh to the families of the other two Rifleman who were killed in the same firing incident, Biren said.