Can't repay debt neither to martyr nor his family: Governor pays tribute to Mohd Imtiaz
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Chhapra:
Governor Arif Mohammed Khan
on Wednesday paid tribute to
BSF sub-inspector
Mohd Imtiaz, killed in line of duty during heavy firing by Pakistan at the international border in RS Pura sector of
Jammu and Kashmir
on May 10, and consoled his family members at his native Narayanpur village under Garkha block in Saran district.
This comes a day after CM Nitish Kumar and leader of opposition in the state assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, visited the Narayanpur village on Tuesday.The governor said there could be no greater person than the one who became a martyr for his country.
"We cannot repay the debt neither to the martyr nor to his bereaved family," said the governor, adding that a memorial should be built to honour Imtiaz. The CM has already declared that a new health sub-centre and memorial will be set up in the village to honour the fallen soldier, besides naming a 2km stretch of road from Chintamanganj Bridge to Rahampur Bazar after Imtiaz. A gate at the entrance of Jalal-Basant panchayat, under which Narayanpur village falls, will also be constructed and named Shaheed Imtiaz Dwar. The family members have also demanded that a college be established in the village in the honour of the martyr. The governor said he would see to it that the demands of the bereaved family are fulfilled. Local MLC Sachchidanand Ray; vice-chancellor of Jai Prakash University, Parmendra Kumar Bajpai; and Saran DIG, district magistrate, senior superintendent of police and DDC among others accompanied the governor to the village. Despite a pall of gloom engulfing the village, the air was filled with pride that a brave son of the soil made the supreme sacrifice for the country during Operation Sindoor.
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