Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Oct 27 : Former Minister and PCC general secretary Manjit Singh along with many Congress activists and locals of the area paid rich tributes to Brig Rajinder Singh, savior of Kashmir who achieved martyrdom while defending the motherland against the attack by the raiders assisted by Pakistan regular Army in 1947.
Floral tributes were paid to Brig Rajinder Singh, in a function held at his native village Rajinder Singh Pura, today morning by the prominent citizens and Congress leaders. They paid rich tributes and remembered his supreme sacrifice as a result the Pakistan could not succeed in its nefarious designs to capture Kashmir.
Speaking on the occasion Manjit Singh said that it was the bravery of Brig Rajinder Singh who with a limited number of men at his command prevented the march of raiders, as a result the Kashmir was saved and the Pakistani designs were defeated. He created a history of exemplary courage and devotion to duty unto death, which shall be remembered for all time to come.
He cautioned the people against the continued attempts by Pakistan to create trouble and condemned the unabated and unprovoked firing all along the borders and sponsor terrorist activities in the State. He expressed serious concern over the situation on the border resulting into causalities of civilians and forcing them to migrate from their homes and causing great hardships to them.
Mr Singh demanded that Govt of India should take effective steps in this direction to stop the increased ceasefire violations during the past over one year, besides fulfilling the promises of providing safe shelters and enhancement of compensation, as well as providing reservation in job to the residents near the border on the pattern of residents of LoC.
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