Patiala (Arvinder Joshan) Patriotism at the funeral of Naik Rajwinder Singh (29), a resident of village Dodra near Samana and a young Indian Army soldier who was martyred while fighting valiantly against militants while defending the unity and integrity of the country in Pulwama area of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. Painted in the color of
Everyone involved in the family’s grief mourned the martyr with tears in their eyes. While the father of the martyr S. Avtar Singh, mother Smt. Mohinder Kaur, elder brother Balwant Singh saluted Shaheed Rajwinder Singh. Today, the body of Naik Rajwinder Singh was brought to Chandigarh from Kashmir by a special Indian Army plane and brought to Patiala Military Station, from where it was brought by road in a large convoy to village Dodra. After this, Chikha of Naik Rajwinder Singh was set on fire with religious rites including full government and military honors. At the funeral of Shaheed Rajwinder Singh, Punjab Governor Shri V.P. Singh Badnaur on behalf of SDM Mr. Kala Ram Kansal, Nabha and on behalf of Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, Sh. Nirmal Singh laid a wreath on the body of the martyr and presented flowers of devotion. At the time of cremation of the martyr, important personalities from political, social and religious organizations including Indian Army, Punjab Government, District Patiala Civil and Police Administration and thousands of common people attended the funeral of the martyr, calling him a ‘patriot and martyr Rajwinder Singh immortal’. Final farewell was given with tears in his eyes.
