Lucknow: Cremation of martyrs Harendra Yadav and Rajesh Kumar Singh was held in Ghazipur and Jaunpur districts, respectively, with full state honours, amid thousands of people raising slogans against Pakistan. While the cremation of Harendra Yadav was done at the banks of river Ganga in Ghazipur this morning, but the last rites of martyr Rajesh Kumar Singh were performed at the bank of river Gomti in Jaunpur, last night.
A report from Ghazipur said the funeral was brought out from Deopur village of Harendra Yadav and it traveled around 12 kilometers from Mardah block on a vehicle to reach the banks of Ganga for the cremation. In between, people raised slogans against Pakistan and burnt its effigy. They also gave slogan of ' Harendra Yadav amar rahe' in the funeral and when the pyre was lit amid full state honours. Another report from Jaunpur said the mortal remains of martyr sepoy Rajesh Kumar Singh were consigned to flames at Ramghat.
UP minister Jagdish Sonkar, Lok Sabha MP K P Singh and several other politicians and officials were present to receive the body which came from Varanasi late last night. They paid their floral tributes to the martyr and then the body was taken for cremation at around 2200 hours. Martyr's father Rajendra Singh lit the pyre. The deceased is survived by his widow and a son. The entire Bhakura village, of the martyr, assembled at the doorstep of the family to condole the death and as a show of tribute the entire village remained on fast, yesterday.
Meanwhile, a Varanasi report, today said two bodies of the martyrs were sent to Ballia and Sant Kabir Nagar district after the guard of honour by the Army personnel here at the BHU, this morning. The cremation of the sepoy Ganesh Shnker Yadav would be held at Medhawal in Sant Kabir Nagar district and Lance Naik R K Yadav in Ballia, later in the day. UP governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav have condoled the death of the martyrs and the state government has announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 20 lakhs each to the families of the four Army men of the state. (UNI)