MLCs to donate monthrsquos salary for martyrsrsquo kin

Lucknow | Thursday | 21st February, 2019

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Members of UP Vidhan Parishad will donate a month’s salary for families of Pulwama martyrs. The funds, said Vidhan Parishad chairperson Devendra Pratap Singh, would be deposited in the Sainik Kalyan Kosh. We would like to have the option of giving it directly to the families,” said SP MLC Rajesh Yadav. “We do not know how this money will be used if it is deposited into the account. The proposal, even though it was finally approved, met with some resistance from SP members who said that they would rather give the money directly to the families rather than deposit in an account..