Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed his deep condolences to the soldiers who were killed in the Naxalite attack in Sukma in Chhattisgarh, and he has strongly condemned the incident.
Six of the jawans killed in this attack belong to Bihar. The Chief Minister has said that the martyrdom of martyrs will remember the whole country forever.
Nitish said that the government will give an ex-gratia of five lakh to the nearest dependents of martyrs of Bihar. Also, the martyrs will be cremated with full respect from the state government.