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Congress also organised a prayer meeting at its state headquarters at Rajiv Bhavan for Basumatary. Nizamul Haque, general secretary of the Masjid, said, “Such cowardly acts by militants can never discourage the moral of our jawans. The Tripura government announced it will give compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the families of each victim. The perpetrators should be brought to justice at any cost.” He also demanded the resignation of Union home minister Rajnath Singh, blaming him of failing to maintain law and order in the country. The slain jawan’s mortal remains are scheduled to reach home on Saturday.Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, “Basumatary’s sacrifice in the line of duty will be remembered by the whole nation..