Twitterati take on Mamata Banerjee over compensation for Uri martyrs

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faced the ire of social media after she announced a meagre Rs 2 lakh as compensation for kin of jawans killed in the Uri attack

Mamata Banerjee 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faced the ire of social media after she announced a meagre Rs 2 lakh as compensation for kin of jawans killed in the Uri attack.

Banerjee said that Sepoy Gangadhar Dolui and Sepoy Biswajit Gorai would get the amount, and jobs of homeguard will be given to one member each of the two families. Clearly, Twitterati weren’t pleased, and expressed their dissatisfaction in no uncertain terms. As a result, #MartyrsNotBeggars started trending.

Even comedians like #kapilsharma are paid in crores but the soldiers who die for our country are left reeling in pain #MartyrsNotBeggars

— Ajay Grover (@AjayGrover29) September 22, 2016

Gold chain for crores earning cricketers
2L for Martyrs
Thats "SecLib" MamtaDidi for you
Dear WB CM #MartyrsNotBeggars

— Debjani Chatterjee (@devyanidilli) September 22, 2016

How can Bharat be Swachh with Martyrs blood on the streets Replace Swachh Bharat tax with Jawan insurance tax #MartyrsNotBeggars

— Rahul Mahajan (@TheRahulMahajan) September 22, 2016

Olympians and cricketers are paid in crores and those who fight on borders and protect our country and die for it #MartyrsNotBeggars

— Ajay Grover (@AjayGrover29) September 22, 2016

Compensation to the martyrs of
Uri Attack
In WB (Mamta) 2 lac
Bihar(Nitish) 5 Lac
UP(Akhilesh) 15 lac
ShameðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0091Âu00c2u008e shameðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0091Âu00c2u008e#MartyrsNotBeggars

— Ramsa (@ramsa_b) September 22, 2016

7 crores for PV Sindhu!
3 crores + Job for Sakshi Malik!

Our soldiers gifted themselves for the country wht thy got!#MartyrsNotBeggars

— Salute #17Martyrs (@coolpkhoon) September 22, 2016

Nobody cares about there lives.. which they gave away for us.. for there own country....
Shame for us..
#MartyrsNotBeggars pic.twitter.com/Iq9aZkLz1z

— Sourish Mukherjee (@sourishVHP) September 22, 2016

Sorry @MamataOfficial our Martyrs didn't die in a gutter
We denounce the paltry compensation#MartyrsNotBeggars pic.twitter.com/YOp6rbKSmn

— à¦Âu00c2u009cà§Âu00c2u009fদà§Âu00c2u0080প ® (@Joydeep_911) September 22, 2016

Sorry @MamataOfficial our Martyrs didn't die in a gutter
We denounce the paltry compensation#MartyrsNotBeggars pic.twitter.com/YOp6rbKSmn

— à¦Âu00c2u009cà§Âu00c2u009fদà§Âu00c2u0080প ® (@Joydeep_911) September 22, 2016

2 laks Rs for Clubs for enjoying daru 24 x 7, nd equal amount for martyred...
Shame!!!!#MartyrsNotBeggars

— Survi Lepcha (@lepcha_survi) September 22, 2016

Mamta rewarded Gold chains to KKR IPL team members
And for Martyrs only 2Lakh
Shame on u#MartyrsNotBeggars

— Oxomiya Jiyori (@SouleFacts) September 22, 2016

Hope they r not anti Jawan. Shame on these people honestly !!!#MartyrsNotBeggars

— Ritesh Shukla (@YounggunRB2) September 22, 2016

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