Vishal Joshi

Tribune News Service

Kurukshetra, February 26

After a financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh from the state government, martyr Mandeep Singh’s widow today demanded an officer rank in the Haryana Police.Mandeep’s widow Prerna said she had sought an appointment with the Prime Minister to table problems faced by families of martyrs.At a simple ceremony at their house in Anteri village here, Ladwa MLA Pawan Saini and Deputy Commissioner Sumedha Kataria handed over three cheques to the family.Prerna is a constable in the state police and posted at the Shahabad Markanda police station.“I am a postgraduate and I should be promoted as Deputy Superintendent of Police. My promotion will be a tribute to my husband by the state government,” she said.Prerna said the family should also be given dealership of a fuel station or a domestic gas agency.“I hope for an early hearing from PM Narendra Modi. I want the Centre to frame a policy where various announcements by the state and Central governments are materialised on the spot. The policy should ensure that martyrs’ families do not have to run from pillar to post in government offices to get their due,” she said.Meanwhile, official sources said the state government had been working for the welfare of martyrs.“As per rules, the next of the kin of a martyr gets a government job. Though Prerna is already employed in the police department, the case to give job to martyr’s elder brother is being considered,” said a senior functionary.“For distributorship for petroleum products, one has to apply from martyr’s quota,” said an official.