Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday announced that the local school and the link road connecting Rauli village to Anandpur Sahib would be named after the CRPF martyr Constable Kulwinder Singh — who had lost his life in the Pulwama terror carnage.

Capt Amarinder, who met martyr's bereaved parents at their village to extend his sympathies, also announced a special monthly pension of Rs 10,000 per month to them, either or surviving parents, since they had no other children and the deceased was unmarried.

The pension will be given in lieu of the job to the next of kin of the martyr, and will be in addition to the Rs seven lakh ex-gratia and Rs five lakh cash in lieu of land which the family is entitled to, said the spokesperson.

Spokesperson said that the pension will be paid by the Department of Defense Services Welfare, and the agenda note for the same will be presented before the Council of Ministers in the next meeting.

The Chief Minister expressed shock and grief at the senseless violence being perpetrated from across the border, which was claiming the lives of many of our soldiers every day.

Though he refused to respond to any political questions from the media persons given the sobriety of the situation, CM Capt Amarinder said that every Indian was with the victims and their families in this hour of sorrow.

The Chief Minister, who was accompanied by Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh, extended his government’s full support to the families of the martyrs who had sacrificed their lives in the service of the nation.