Ayodhya, May 25 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Awadhesh Prasad on Sunday met with the family of Lieutenant Shashank Tiwari, the 23-year-old Army officer who died while saving a fellow soldier during an operational task in North Sikkim, and demanded that the Uttar Pradesh government announces ex gratia worth Rs One crore for the deceased officer's kin.

"I salute his (Shashank Tiwari) bravery and his mother for giving birth to such a person, who has made his name immortal. This is a tragedy for the country. Although money can't estimate the value of life, I demand that the Uttar Pradesh government provide financial assistance worth Rs one crore to the family of the deceased (Lieutenant Shashank Tiwari)," said Prasad, who represents the Ayodhya...