New Delhi: Minister of State Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed in Lok Sabha today that about 5,886 security personnel were killed in Jammu and Kashmir in terrorist incidents from 1989 till August 5, 2019.
In a written reply to Lok Sabha regarding security personnel killed in Jammu and Kashmir before abrogation of Article 370, Home Affairs said, "Jammu and Kashmir have been affected by terrorist violence that is sponsored and supported from across the border. Since the inception of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir (from 1989 till August 5, 2019), 5886 security personnel were killed in J&K in terrorist incidents." They added that ex-gratia relief is given to the Next of Kin as per the extant rules of the security forces concerned.
LokSabha proceedings: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the General Insurance Business Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The bill is likely to be opposed by a united Opposition as they have accused the government of hurrying through several bills without discussion in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. However, the Opposition is likely to support the OBC Bill, which will be discussed in the Lok Sabha today.
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