Amarinder pays tributes to martyrs of Kargil conflict

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 25

Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday paid floral tributes to the martyrs of the Kargil war on the 20th anniversary of the event.

The Chief Minister laid the wreath at the War Memorial at the Bougainvillea Garden here, with glowing tributes to the heroic acts of the soldiers, including the 54 brave sons of Punjab, who had laid their lives during the Kargil Operations.

Remembering their sacrifices on the Kargil Vijay Divas, Amarinder exhorted the youth to follow their ideals to uphold the country’s sovereignty and integration, besides imbuing themselves with a spirit of patriotism and nationalism.

Meanwhile, Director Defence Services, Brig Satinder Singh, informed the Chief Minister that such commemorative functions were also being simultaneously held at Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur and Sangrur, to honour the next of kin and veer naris of the 54 Kargil heroes of Punjab.

The Chief Minister also interacted with the young cadets of Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute, Mohali.