800 in UP village skip meal to pay tribute to martyr as 2-yr-old son lights pyre

Meerut | Tuesday | 19th February, 2019

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Basa Tikri, a village of 800 residents, has at least one member in every family serving in the armed forces. We have all decided not to burn our stoves today.”During the cremation ceremony, anger against the government was also palpable. The entire village wants befitting reply to the dastardly act committed by terrorists on Indian soil. But at the same time, there has to be a viable solution devised by our politicians to end this bloodbath as well. Basa Tikri (Meerut): Anti-Pakistan slogans reverberated on the cremation grounds of Basa Tikri village on Tuesday morning as thousands thronged to pay their last respect to martyr Ajay Kumar, 27, who was among four Army personnel killed in an overnight operation against militants in Pulwama in the early hours of Monday..