Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday left for Patna to provide financial assistance to the families of Indian soldiers who were martyred in the Galwan Valley in 2020.
Rao’s proposed visit assumes significance as his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar recently broke away from the NDA and government in that state under a ‘grand alliance’ with RJD, Congress, CPI-ML (L), CPI, CPI(M) and HAM. Made.
Earlier this year, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav had met Rao. According to an official release, the chief ministers of both the states will discuss national politics on the occasion.
Rao will also provide financial assistance to the kin of 12 workers from Bihar who died in a fire accident here recently. Rao will hand over checks of Rs 10 lakh to each family of the martyred soldiers and Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased migrant workers.
Rao had announced his support to the families of 19 jawans who were martyred in the Galwan Valley clashes in 2020. The Telangana government had earlier extended support to Colonel Santosh Babu of the southern state, who was martyred in the clashes.