AP govt pleader donates Rs 64k to martyrs' kin

  • | Tuesday | 19th February, 2019

I decided to donate it for this cause because no sooner than the maturity cheque arrived, I received the tragic news of the Pulwama attack. It is resolved to request all the Bar Associations in Telangana to contribute desired amounts to support the families of bereaved soldiers in this need of hour,” Telangana Bar Council chairman A Narasimha Reddy said. The name of the scheme is Thodu Needa, one that stands company to us and also shades us from hardships. I am happy that the money is going for a right cause. “I took this policy in 1999.

HYDERABAD: A touching gesture by a government pleader in Andhra Pradesh towards the families of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel martyred in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, is now inspiring many in AP’s legal circles to follow suit.SS Varma, who is currently working as government pleader at the AP High Court, donated Rs 64,100, the entire maturity amount he got from an LIC policy, to the families of 40 CRPF personnel who lost their lives when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a convoy ferrying them.Varma had taken the policy along with his wife under LIC’s Thodu-Needa scheme in 1999 and had been paying a premium of Rs 2,200 per annum for the last 20 years. He received a cheque towards the maturity amount for the scheme on February 14, 2019, the same day as the tragedy unfolded in Pulwama.A saddened Varma met AP HC’s acting chief justice C Praveen Kumar and conveyed his intent to convert this amount into a donation cheque towards relief for the families of the slain CRPF personnel. The ACJ too welcomed the idea.Accordingly, the CRPF officials at Vijayawada were requested to come to the ACJ’s chamber where Justice Praveen handed over the cheque to them.Varma told TOI what he donated may not be a great amount, but it gave him satisfaction that he could ensure his old LIC policy amount was used for a good cause. “I took this policy in 1999. The name of the scheme is Thodu Needa, one that stands company to us and also shades us from hardships. I am happy that the money is going for a right cause. I decided to donate it for this cause because no sooner than the maturity cheque arrived, I received the tragic news of the Pulwama attack. I am also happy because Justice Praveen responded to the cause and said he would also issue a circular urging judicial officers and staff to donate money for the noble cause,” Varma said.Meanwhile, in a separate development, the Telangana Bar Council on Monday condemned the heinous terrorist attack on security personnel in which several CRPF men were killed.“The Telangana Bar Council expresses its deep condolences to the victims’ families for the loss of lives in the brutal attack. It is resolved to request all the Bar Associations in Telangana to contribute desired amounts to support the families of bereaved soldiers in this need of hour,” Telangana Bar Council chairman A Narasimha Reddy said.

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