Rahul Gandhi speaks with family of U.P. sailor killed in U.S. attack, Congress alleges govt. abandoned citizens

Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) spoke with household members of Shivanand Chaurasiya, a autochthonal of Surouli village nether Deoria territory successful Uttar Pradesh who was among the 3 sailors who mislaid their lives pursuing an attack connected a lipid tanker successful the Gulf of Oman adjacent the Strait of Hormuz.

Mr. Gandhi assured the household of each indispensable help. “Rahul Gandhi spoke with maine and promised to assistance us, helium is penning letters to authorities to judge our demands similar a authorities occupation to the woman of the victim,” said Rampravesh Chaurasiya, the member of the deceased.

A Congress delegation led by erstwhile Uttar Pradesh Congress portion president Ajay Kumar Lallu, visited the household and arranged the speech betwixt Mr. Gandhi and the family. “Recently, 3 Indian sailors tragically died successful the U.S. onslaught connected the Strait of Hormuz. One of the 3 Indians, Shivanand Chaurasia, was a nonmigratory of Surouli colony successful the Deoria district. 

“Today, I visited his location and met with his family, expressed my condolences, and offered my condolences. Our leader, Rahul Gandhi, besides spoke to the bereaved household by telephone and assured them that helium stands with them during this hard time. This incidental has wholly shattered the family. Shivanand Chaurasia had taken a indebtedness of ₹8 lakh and near with the imagination of improving his family. His household was assured that the concern would change. But helium became a unfortunate of the American attack. Ironically, the State’s Deputy Chief Minister, Brajesh Pathak, attends the inauguration of a backstage infirmary but doesn’t find clip to conscionable Shivanand Chaurasia’s family. The Agriculture Minister hails from this district, yet helium excessively paid nary attention. No liable territory authoritative understood their work and dismissed the family’s suffering. The government has abandoned its citizens,” Mr. Lallu told The Hindu. 

Mr. Lallu, enactment distant aggregate demands including martyr presumption to the deceased and fiscal assistance of ₹1 crore. “We request that the late Shivanand Chaurasia ji should beryllium fixed the presumption of martyr. Financial assistance of ₹1 crore and a authorities occupation should beryllium provided to the household members. The authorities should instrumentality work for the indebtedness that Shivanand Chaurasia ji had taken for his employment,” helium demanded, adding the authorities hasn’t done capable for the family.