Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 22: General Bikram Singh Yadgar Committee here today organized a programme under the chairmanship of Lalita Sharma, Committee president wherein rich tributes were paid to Lt. General Bikram Singh on his 59th martyrdom day at Bikram Chowk near Tawi Bridge.
S. Charanjit Singh Raina along with chief advisor of the Committee Harinder, Vickey Mahajan and S. Kirtan Singh were among prominent persons present on the occasion.
A multi-faith prayer was also organized to pay homage to the martyr who lost his life in a helicopter crash near Poonch along with other top commanders of Indian Army.
Those who spoke on the occasion were Balvinder Singh, Social Activist; S. Kanchan Singh, Anil Kohli, Sushil Sharma, Paramjit Singh Raina, S. Gurcharan Singh, Jai Singh, Darshan Sharma, S. Gurmeet Singh and Charanjit Singh Jamwal.
Members of Yadgar Committee urged upon the JMC to raise the height of the statue of General Bikram Singh as the construction of flyover has obstructed its vision. The Committee also demanded removing of the ladder from front of the statue and fixing it at its rear side so that the statue remains visible from every angle.
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