Haryana Chief Minister (CM), Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said the sacrifice made by Captain (Capt) Kapil Kundu would not go in vain and he would always be remembered as a brave son of India.

A project would be named after him so that the future generations could take inspiration from the martyr who was among the four Indian Army personnel who were killed in heavy Pakistani shelling along the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday.

The CM visited Ransika village in district Gurugram on Thursday to express his condolences to the family members of martyr Capt Kundu. A decision has already been taken to name the road approaching to Government School, Ransika and Bus Stand, Khod after the name of Capt. Kapil Kundu.

The body of twenty-two-years-old Capt Kundu was brought to his native village Ransika on late Monday evening where thousands of people paid tributes to the martyr. The CM visited family members of Capt Kundu at his home in Ransika village met his mother Sunita Devi and sisters namely Sonia and Kajal, Khattar conveyed condolences to them and offered letter of ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh given by the state government.

Later speaking reporters, the CM said that blessed is the family which has given birth to such a brave son and blessed is the mother who send his only son in the army to serve the Nation. He said not only him but the entire state and country is proud of the sacrifice made by Capt Kundu.

Asked about giving employment to the sisters of the martyr, the CM said that job would be given as per the rules. On being asked about the assistance given by the State Government to martyr’s family, he said that as per the policy, an amount of Rs 50 lakh has been transferred in the bank account of martyr’s mother only on Thursday morning through Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS).

The CM also went to the place where the last rites of Capt. Kundu were performed and paid floral tributes to the martyr. He said that Haryana has a huge contribution in protecting the frontiers of the country. Particularly, this area that is Gurugram, Rewari, Mahendergarh, Charkhidadri and Bhiwani has maximum contribution in the armed forces of the country, he added.