In Mana Talwandi village of Kapurthala, 13-year-old Vikramjit Singh lit the pyre of his father Naib Subedar Jaswinder Singh as 1000’s arrived to pay their final respects to the soldier who was one of many 5 troopers killed in a grotesque encounter with terrorists. Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.
In Gurdaspur and Rupnagar districts, the households of Naik Mandeep Singh and Sepoy Gajan Singh, who have been killed in the identical operation on Monday, have been additionally in mourning as they bid adieu to each the troopers.
Slogans of ‘Shaheed amar rahe’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ rise as navy automobiles carrying the our bodies of the three troopers attain their respective villages. Anti-Pakistan slogans have been additionally raised.
Villagers showered flowers on navy automobiles.
In village Mana Talwandi, Jaswinder’s son Vikramjeet and daughter Harnoor Kaur (11) saluted their father’s physique. Shedding tears, Vikramjeet lit his father’s pyre and later resolved to hitch the military. Jaswinder was the third member of his household to hitch the military after his father and brother. Punjab Cabinet Minister Rana Gurjit Singh paid floral tributes on behalf of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. Besides a whole lot of villagers, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee chief Bibi Jagir Kaur, Congress chief Sukhpal Singh Khaira and district administration officers attended Jaswinder’s funeral.
Deputy Commissioner Deepti Uppal handed over the condolence message despatched by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit to the relations of the soldier.
Rana Gurjit Singh mentioned that as per the announcement made by the Punjab Chief Minister, one member of the household could be given a authorities job along with an ex-gratia grant of Rs 50 lakh to the household of Jaswinder Singh. He additionally urged the central authorities to offer most help to the household.
Jaswinder, who was awarded the Sena Medal in 2006, is survived by his spouse and two kids.
An analogous heart-wrenching scene got here to the fore on the residence of constable Gajjan Singh in Pacharanda village of Rupnagar. Chief Minister Channi shouldered the physique of Gajan. 27-year-old Gajan, the youngest of 4 brothers, received married in February. Apart from his spouse Harpreet Kaur, he’s survived by his mother and father.
He had final come dwelling two months in the past to attend the marriage of certainly one of his brothers. Gajjan’s father, Channan Singh, who lit his son’s pyre, demanded {that a} gate be constructed on the entrance of the village in his son’s reminiscence in order that future generations may very well be impressed by his sacrifice. Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana KP Singh, MLA Amarjit Singh Sandoa and Punjab Youth Congress President Barinder Singh Dhillon additionally attended the final rites of the martyred jawan.
In Chhath Shira village of Gurdaspur, the household of 30-year-old Naik Mandeep Singh struggled to make up for his or her loss. His relations used to weep within the tricolour-coated home just a few days earlier than his thirty first birthday on October 16. According to Mandeep’s relations, he was anticipated to come back dwelling quickly. He is survived by his spouse and two sons.
While his elder son is 3 years previous, the youthful one is just one month previous. His spouse Mandeep Kaur mentioned that she would be part of the military like her father. Mandeep’s brother can be serving within the military. Punjab minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Batala MLA Lakhbir Singh Lodhiangal and others have been current at Mandeep’s funeral. On Monday, the state authorities had introduced an ex-gratia quantity of Rs 50 lakh and authorities jobs to the households of the three jawans.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
