Martyr Hero Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna and his wife Nirmal Khanna

"Now, I feel accepted as a daughter of India. I had to fight for War Widows Pension for long. But as good citizens we should first know our duties and then take our rights," she said

New Delhi: A day after Indian Air Force (IAF) gave a nod to include martyred Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna's name on the National War Memorial, his wife Nirmal Khanna thanked the IAF and asserted that now she feels like a daughter of India. Ravi Khanna was killed in a terror attack in 1990, however, his name was missing from the list of martyrs at the war memorial when it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year.

After hearing the news of IAF's decision to finally include Ravi Khanna's name in the martyr's list at the National War Memorial, Nirmal Khanna said, "What else can a soldier long for? When a soldier wears the uniform, he knows it's a coffin. I am thankful to the Indian Air Force and 130 crore Indians."

"Now, I feel accepted as a daughter of India. I had to fight for War Widows Pension for a long. But as good citizens we should first know our duties and then take our rights," she added.