JAIPUR: Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma on Tuesday announced a financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh each for two Jaipur families that lost four members to the terror attack in Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
The exceptional assistance was approved by relaxing guidelines of the chief minister’s relief fund, CM’s office said.
The ex gratia was announced after protests erupted outside the Murlipura and Chomu police stations of Jaipur on Tuesday as the bodies of four members of a family, including a child, killed in the attack were brought back to the city.Thousands of people protested here demanding compensation and jobs for the bereaved families.
The police used mild force to disperse the crowd. Protests ended in the evening after the assurance of financial assistance. Police and administration also promised a dairy booth and a contractual job, to the next of kin.
Demonstrations demanding compensation for family members of those killed began when the bodies reached Jaipur by Pooja Express around 9.30am on Tuesday.