Meet Martyred Gurtej Singh who was killed during a violent clash near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with
China at Galwan valley in Ladakh.
Gurtej was seen carrying 4 Chinese
soldiers with his both hands alone & throwing them over the ridge. He
lost his balance & fell into ridge, his head was bleeding but he didn’t
stop. He killed 12 Chinese soldiers with his bare hands before making supreme
sacrifice. He was only 22 years old.
Martyred
Gurtej had joined the Army in 2018 was the youngest among his three brothers
and had completed his 12th class in the non-medical stream.
Gurtej Singh cremated with full honours .Gurtej’s father and brothers lit the pyre, a contingent of the
army gave a gun salute to the martyr, prior to which bugles sounded the Last
Post.
The mortal remains of the Martyr Sepoy Gurtej Singh, 22, were consigned to flames on Friday at his native village Birewala Dogran village in Budhlada sub-division of the district,Mansa.
Finance Minister Punjab Manpreet Singh Badal
laid a wreath on the behalf of the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led
Punjab Government. “I am here to pay homage to Gurtej on the behalf of Punjab
Government and Punjab people. I salute all the mothers of Punjab and India, who
bravely send a piece of their heart to sacrifice their lives for the
country,” said Manpreet Badal, reminding country people that India got freedom
by sacrificing their sons.
Finance minister said
that though the loss suffered by the family was immeasurable and could not be
compensated with money, the Punjab Government will provide Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia
compensation, along with a government job to a next of kin of the deceased to
help the family to alleviate some of their sufferings.
A number of people, who poured in from different parts of
the district gave a tearful adieu to the Martyred Sepoy Gurtej.
Slogans like “Shaheed Gurtej Singh Amar Rahe” “Inquilab Zindabad” reverberated
the air as Gurtej’s coffin, draped in tricolour was taken to the cremation
ground in the presence of army officials, who paid floral tributes to him.
No comments:
Post a Comment