Jalandhar: After the recent Gurdaspur attack, the state now strives to cope with condoling and compensating the families of the victims. However, different policies have made the government's struggle real. The two policies; ex-gratia payment to the affected and government jobs on compassionate grounds, have been rendered pointless, with the victims' relatives now deciding the compensation criteria, by even delaying funerals, if that's what it takes. With the opposition parties goading these families, the state government is forced to give in to the demands or find an alternative to get out of the pressure situation.
As the country acknowledged Gurdaspur superintendent of police Baljit Singh's death fighting terrorists, his family had no faith in the government and decided not to cremate him until his daughters were promised the posts of naib tehsildar and his son, the position of SP. Their were influenced from the precedent set by the Sarabjit Singh case.
Yielding to the demands, the government offered the post of DSP to the son and Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia payment to the family. Also, all the cops and civilians injured in the encounter will receive payments of Rs 3 lakh each and a member of families of the three Home Guards who were killed will be hired as constables in the state police.
