Amarinder honours PVC winner Bana Singh, 45 others

Chandigarh, Oct 26 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today honoured Hony Capt (retd) Bana Singh, PVC, the hero of Bana Post, Siachen (J&K) and 45 other families of martyrs of the state who made supreme sacrifices for their motherland at a fuction here.

Capt Singh presented a cheque of Rs 10 lakh, a shawl and sword to Capt Bana Singh as recognition of bravery and valour of the 'Living Legend'.

Recounting the deeds of valour and bravery of Hony Capt (retd) Bana Singh who had led his men at a height of 21,000 feet and displaying raw courage and bravery, killed five Pakistanis single handedly in a hand to hand fight, he urged the youths to emulate his example of exceptional courage, selfless devotion to duty and to maintain the honour and integrity of the country.

The Chief Minister said that his government was committed to ameliorate the hardships of ex-servicemen and their families and had made concerted efforts to rehabilitate families of martyrs or war heroes.

''Nobody could ever repay the selfless sacrifices made by the great soldiers, however our government has made a humble effort to wipe out the tears of the families of ex-servicemen and the veer naris through initiating some welfare measures as we are ever indebted to them'' said Capt Singh.

In his address Western command's Chief of staff Lt Gen A N Aul said the unprecedented gallantry deeds of the soldiers in various Army operations in combating the internal insurgency and external aggression would ever act as a beacon light to imbibe the spirit of nationalism and patriotism amongst the younger generation of recruits in the Army.

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