Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has announced a property tax exemption for homes owned by Indian Defence personnel within gram panchayat limits in the State, as a gesture of honour and gratitude.
In a post on X on Sunday night, Kalyan said the exemption which was earlier limited to retired soldiers or those posted at borders, will now cover all active personnel, irrespective of deployment location across the country.
Deputy Chief Minister K Pawan Kalyan strongly criticised Pakistan’s duplicity during a solemn tribute to Agniveer Murali Naik, who was martyred during Operation Sindoor. The tribute was held at Kalli Thanda village in Gorantla mandal of Anantapur district on Sunday.
Addressing the media, Pawan Kalyan condemned Pakistan’s deceitful actions, highlighting that the neighbouring country violated the ceasefire agreement just three hours after agreeing to it. “No one should trust their so-called peace talks,” he remarked, accusing the Pakistani Army of directly instigating terrorist attacks against India. He stated that India, despite never desiring war, was compelled to defend itself due to Pakistan’s provocations.
A 25-year-old soldier from Andhra Pradesh serving was killed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday during an exchange of fire as part of ‘Operation Sindoor’. Murali Naik, an Agniveer from the Kalli Thanda village of Gorantla mandal died around 2 am Friday.
He had sustained serious injuries in the firing by Pakistani forces and succumbed to them shortly thereafter.
