Friday, April 15, 2016

Major Deswal cremated with full honour

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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