CHANDIGARH, APRIL 15
Martyr Major Amit Deswal of Surheti Village in Jhajjar district, who was killed in an encounter with the militants in Manipur, was cremated with full military and state honours in Jhajjar, today.
Maj Deswal died in a gun battle with the Zeliangrong United Front militants in the densely forested Nungba area during a combing operation undertaken jointly by the Rashtriya Rifles and Special
Forces personnel.
The officer is survived by his wife and three-year-old son Arjun. His father was Subedar Major in the Army, mother is a housewife, and younger brother is working in a Reliance company in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Those present to pay tributes and lay wreaths on the mortal remains of martyr Deswal, included Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Mr O.P. Dhankar, former Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, MLA Bahadurgarh, Mr Naresh Kaushik, MLA Jhajjar, Mrs Geeta Bhukal, MLA Beri, Dr Raghubir Singh Kadiyan, Director General of Police Dr K.P. Singh, Inspector General of Police, Rohtak Range, Mr Sanjay Kumar, Superintendant of Police, Mr Jashandeep Singh Randhawa, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jhajjar, Mr Pardeep Dagar, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Mr Pankaj Setia, Para (Special Forces), Lt. Col. Truvesh Bhanot , Lt. Col. Diwan Singh, Lt. Col. Muhammad Tavrej and Former Lt. Gen. Raj Kadiyan and other dignitaries.
Meanwhile, the Haryana Government has decided to give an ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh and a government job to a member the family of martyr Major Amit Deswal of Surheti village in Jhajjar district, who laid down his life fighting the militants in Manipur.
Disclosing this while talking to media persons in Jhajjar today, the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Mr O.P. Dhankar, said that the state government was committed to honouring such brave soldiers and look after the well-being of their dependents. The brave soldiers of Haryana never cared for their lives while protecting the country and discharging their duties, he said.
“We are proud of martyr Major Amit Deswal. The state government salutes his martyrdom, and has full sympathy with the bereaved family”, Mr Dhankar added.
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Martyr Major Amit Deswal of Surheti Village in Jhajjar district, who was killed in an encounter with the militants in Manipur, was cremated with full military and state honours in Jhajjar, today.
Maj Deswal died in a gun battle with the Zeliangrong United Front militants in the densely forested Nungba area during a combing operation undertaken jointly by the Rashtriya Rifles and Special
Forces personnel.
The officer is survived by his wife and three-year-old son Arjun. His father was Subedar Major in the Army, mother is a housewife, and younger brother is working in a Reliance company in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Those present to pay tributes and lay wreaths on the mortal remains of martyr Deswal, included Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Mr O.P. Dhankar, former Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, MLA Bahadurgarh, Mr Naresh Kaushik, MLA Jhajjar, Mrs Geeta Bhukal, MLA Beri, Dr Raghubir Singh Kadiyan, Director General of Police Dr K.P. Singh, Inspector General of Police, Rohtak Range, Mr Sanjay Kumar, Superintendant of Police, Mr Jashandeep Singh Randhawa, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jhajjar, Mr Pardeep Dagar, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Mr Pankaj Setia, Para (Special Forces), Lt. Col. Truvesh Bhanot , Lt. Col. Diwan Singh, Lt. Col. Muhammad Tavrej and Former Lt. Gen. Raj Kadiyan and other dignitaries.
Meanwhile, the Haryana Government has decided to give an ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh and a government job to a member the family of martyr Major Amit Deswal of Surheti village in Jhajjar district, who laid down his life fighting the militants in Manipur.
Disclosing this while talking to media persons in Jhajjar today, the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Mr O.P. Dhankar, said that the state government was committed to honouring such brave soldiers and look after the well-being of their dependents. The brave soldiers of Haryana never cared for their lives while protecting the country and discharging their duties, he said.
“We are proud of martyr Major Amit Deswal. The state government salutes his martyrdom, and has full sympathy with the bereaved family”, Mr Dhankar added.
===balbirsingh227
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