described the attack as horrible and barbaric and said that India should take strict retaliatory measures.
Chandigarh:
On Friday, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh paid a floral tribute to three Indian soldiers who died while fighting the Chinese in the Galwan Valley.
The bodies of the sepoys Gurbinder Singh (Sangrur), Gurtej Singh (Mansa) and sepoy Ankush Thakur (Hamirpur, HP) were brought to the Chandigarh Air Force station in Leh and will be taken by road to their places of origin in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh later.
“Lay a wreath on the corpses of Sepoys Gurbinder Singh of Sangrur, Gurtej Singh of Mansa and Ankush of Hamirpur, HP in Chandigarh. Salute their supreme sacrifice at this young age. The nation is eternally indebted. Jai Hind!” Mr. Singh tweeted.
Laying of a wreath on the mortal remains of Sepoys Gurbinder Singh of Sangrur, Gurtej Singh of Mansa and Ankush of Hamirpur, HP in Chandigarh. Salute their supreme sacrifice at this young age. The nation is eternally indebted. Jai Hind! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/Ou87OZqemi
– Captain Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) June 19, 2020
“The bodies have been brought back from Leh to Chandigarh. We have paid our respects. The bodies of two soldiers from Punjab and one from Himachal Pradesh will be brought back to their country of origin,” Singh told reporters leaving the Air Force station.
He called the attack horrible and barbaric and said that India should take strict retaliatory measures.
“I said that what they (China) have done is very wrong and that India should take strict measures on this issue,” he said.
On Thursday, two Punjab soldiers, Naib Subedar Mandeep Singh and Naib Subedar Satnam Singh, who died fighting the Chinese in the Galwan Valley, were cremated in their villages of origin in the districts of Patiala and Gurdaspur.
Four of the 20 soldiers who died on Monday in the clashes in Ladakh came from Punjab.
While the bodies of the sepoys Gurbinder Singh and Gurtej Singh are expected to reach their villages later in the day, several young people, including children from their villages, are waiting with tri-color colors in their hands to pay tribute.
