Sushma Shukla, who is teacher in a government school, said, “I wish every mother gets a brave son who brings honour to the nation.” A.K. Shukla, who is Deputy Commissioner, Relief and Rehabilitation, with the Himachal Pradesh government, said it was a great honour not only to the state, but to the entire country. A.K. Shukla revealed that Anshul is the first person from his family who joined the Army.

Major Shukla, who hails from Salyana village in Molichak panchayat near Palampur, had led a party of jawans in an operation against militants and killed three of them in Manipur. For this act of bravery, the President awarded him Shaurya Chakra on Republic Day on Saturday.