KINGS XI PUNJAB AND ROTARY
CLUB CHANDIGARH GIVE RS.25 LAKH TO 5 FAMILIES OF MARTYRS FROM PUNJAB AND
HIMACHAL PRADESH.
Rs.5 lakh each to the
CRPF jawans from Punjab and Himachal
Vinay Kumar
Chandigarh
In a unique campaign run by Kings XI
Punjab, with the assistance of the Rotary Club for the CRPF jawans who lost
their lives during the Pulwama attack, had their families present at the press
meet today and were each given cheques of Rs 5 lakh by Kings XI Punjab.The five CRPF jawans who
lost their lives were Jaimal Singh from Dharamkot, District
Moga; Sukhjinder Singh from Tehsil Patti, District Taran Taran; Maninder
Singh Attri from Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur; Kulwinder Singh from
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar; and Tilak Raj from Kangra,
Himachal Pradesh Present at the event were Kings XI Head of Operations Anant
Sarkaria, Rotary District Governor Rtn. Praveen Goyal, Rotary Club Chandigarh
President Rtn. A.P. Singh, Kings XI Captain Ravichandran Ashwin, Mayank
Agarwal, and Mandeep Singh in the presence of Senior DIG CRPF Punjab
V.K. Kaundal, and other senior Rotarians. Anant Sarkaria said, “We are extremely
grateful to have partnered with the Rotary Club of Chandigarh for this project
who have helped us connect with the families of our brave jawans, who put their
lives on the line every single day for us, and we as a team would like to stand
behind and honour their sacrifice.” These five jawans being honoured were part
of the 78-vehicles convoy carrying 2,547 CRPF personnel who were ambushed and
attacked at Pulwama on 14th February.Rotary Club Chandigarh President Rtn
A.P.Singh said that three years back we had initiated the project of sending
5000 kg of sweets every Diwali to the jawans at the border, and we are
grateful to KXIP for making us a vehicle of doing good for the Pulwama martyrs
as well.
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