Punjab CM Amarinder Singh reaches Chandigarh Air Force station, pays tribute to Galwan martyrs

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 19

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday reached Chandigarh Air Force Station to pay tribute to the soldiers who were martyred in a violent face-off with the Chinese at the Galwan Valley.

The mortal remains arrived here from Leh.

The Chief Minister laid wreaths on the coffins of the fallen soldiers.

Among the 20 troops, four soldiers were from Punjab, including a Colonel, who was killed in the fracas.

While the mortal remains of Nb Sub Satnam Singh of Gurdaspur and Nb Sub Mandeep Singh had arrived on Thursday, the mortal remains of Sep Gurbinder Singh of Sangrur, Sep Gurtej Singh of Mansa and Sep Ankush Singh of Hamirpur were airlifted to Chandigarh on Friday.

However, the mortal remains are being sent to their respective homes by road.

Earlier, the Chief Minister had the act of killing Indian soldiers as “horrendous” and demanded accountability for the loss of lives.

On Thursday, Captain Amarinder had announced that the state government has hiked the ex-gratia payable to martyrs from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh.