DIG Kuldeep Singh Chahal, today, said that Punjab Police was fully capable of responding to anti-national forces and nobody would be allowed to disrupt peace and unity of the nation. DIG Chahal was paying homage to the martyrs of the police and paramilitary forces at the premises of Patiala Police Line on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day Parade.
DIG Chahal was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner Vinay Bublani, SSP Varun Sharma, Additional District and Sessions Judge Harinder Sidhu, ADC Simarpreet Kaur, along with retired and services police officers and family members of martyrs of district. All dignitaries laid wreaths at the memorial of the martyrs. A police contingent led by DSP Harsimran Singh saluted the martyrs with mourning salute following a two-minute silence.
"The sacrifices of these great martyrs will always be a source of inspiration for us," said, DIG Chahal by adding that we have faced terrorism nearly a decade, due to these conspiracies, and we have lost a total of 1784 police personnel and their family members including 157 martyrs from Patiala range during the war against terrorism," he added. He said that due to their great sacrifices, peace prevailed in Punjab today.
DIG Kuldeep Chahal said that the day is commemorated in the holy memory of the 10 great martyrs of CRPF who were killed by the Chinese Army at Hot Spring, Ladakh on October 21, 1959 during their duty of patrolling along the border.
SSP Varun Sharma while saluting the families of the martyrs, said that it was due to the sacrifices of these great martyrs that peace had been restored and we cannot repay the value of the grief of these families. In the memory of martyrs, a blood donation camp with the help of Youth Federation of India and Power House Youth Club also organized.
DSP (H) Neha Aggarwal read out the names of all the police and paramilitary officers and jawans who lost their lives across the country during the last year. Later, DIG and SSP honored the families of martyrs and also listened to the grievances of the families.