STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: In a simple but impressive function, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers under the leadership of BJYM president of Distt. Rural Jammu Deepak Panday and in the presence of Former minister & Ex MLA Marh Ch. Sukhnandan Kumar paid tributes to BSF jawans of Jammu frontier at village Sarora who sacrificed their life in a mine blast at border village Gharana in R S Pura sector on 25th April 2000.
On the occasion former minister ,while paying tributes to the martyrs, told that on 25th of April 2000 six Jawans had lost their lives in a mine blast during patrolling on border in R S Pura sector. Among all six Jawans three belongs to Sarora village of Marh constituency namely Shamsher Singh, Pawan Singh &Ashok Saini. “All three were of same village ,same school and fortunately serving in a same battalion of BSF and unfortunately got martyrdom together”, he added.
‘I bow to all the heroes, their valour and supreme sacrifice in the defense of the motherland and also salute the undaunted courage of their families. Today, the tricolour is waving with pride due to the gallantry of our soldiers who had sacrificed their life for the nation, “he asserted.
Among others who were present on the occasion DDC Marh Balbir Lal, Corporator Krishan Lal &Mohinder Kumar, ex Sarpanch Akalpur Varinder Singh Sunny, Distt Sec. BJYM Rural Raman Bhagat, Vice President BJYM Jammu rural Naresh Kashyap & Pardeep Chouhan, Rashpal Singh, Amit Saini, Panch Yashpal, Panch Raj Kumar and prominent people of the area.