Chandigarh, July 25: Punjab Chief Minister Captain 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 Bouganvillea Garden here, with glowing tributes to the heroic acts of the soldiers, including the 54 brave sons of Punjab, who laid their lives during the Kargil Operations.
Remembering their sacrifices on the Kargil Vijay Divas, Captain 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 apprised 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.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister also interacted with the young cadets of Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute, Mohali.
Prominent among others who accompanied the Chief Minister were his Senior Advisor to CM Lt. Gen. (Retd.) T S Shergill, Media Advisor Raveen Thukral, Chief Principal Secretary to CM Suresh Kumar, Principal Secretary to CM Tejveer Singh, Advisor Invest Punjab Major B S Kohli besides senior officers of the Defence Services Department.
