‘We want the govt to take revenge’
BHARATPUR: The mortal remains of two CPRP jawans -- Jeetram Gurjar from Bharatpur and Bhagirath Singh from Dholpur -who were killed in the terrorist attack in Pulwama, were cremated with full state honours on Saturday.
The bodies of the martyrs reached their native villages in Dholpur and Bharatpur on Saturday morning.
In Bharatpur, Vikram Singh, younger brother of 30-year-old Jeetram from village Sundrawali lit the pyre even as hundreds of people from the area gathered to pay tributes to the martyr.
Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, district collector Dr Aarushi Malik, state minister Bhajan Lal Jatav and local representatives and officials were present.
Vikram’s f a t her Radhe Shyam said, “We are proud of the sacrifice of my son for the nation. But we demand that the government take revenge. Government should provide us financial help and j ob t o my younger s on Vikram Singh.”
The family of the martyr lives in poor condition.
They have some agriculture land and a small house. Jeetram was the only earning member of the family. His father is a farmer.
He is survived by two daughters, wife Sundari Devi, father Radhe Shyam and brother Vikram Singh.
His uncle Puran Singh said Jeetram had gone to J&K last on February 12 after his leave.
“He used to encourage youth in the village to join the army and serve the nation,” Puran Singh said.
Jeetram joined CRPF in 2010 and married Sundari Devi five years ago.
In Dholpur, Bhagirath Singh’s 3-year-old son Vinay lit the funeral pyre as hundreds turned out to pay their respects. Union minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat and other local leaders also paid their respects to the soldier.
28-year-old Bhagirath hailed from Jaitpur village.
He is survived by his wife Ranjana, three-year-old son and oneyear-old daughter. He had returned to duty from the village on February 11.
His father Parshuram Singh and uncle Bhagwati Prasad are proud of their martyr son for sacrificing his life for the nation. But they expressed anger with gov- ernment for failing to take action against Pakistan.
“Farmers spend their lives in agriculture while our children serve nation but terrorists from Pakistan have been killing our sons and the government failed to control terrorism activities across country,” said Parshuram.