War memorial of 1962 braveheart from Punjab  inaugurated at Bum La

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 23

A war memorial dedicated to Subedar Joginder Singh, who was decorated with Param Vir Chakra, the highest award for gallantry during the 1962 Sino-India War, was inaugurated at Bum La in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday.

The war memorial has been constructed at the place where he had made the supreme sacrifice. The inauguration ceremony coincided with the day on which the Battle of Tongpen La ( Bum La ) took place in 1962.

Subedar Joginder Singh belonged to the 1st Battalion of the Sikh Regiment.

His daughter, Kulwant Kaur, inaugurated the war memorial in the presence of Pema Khandu, chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh and several other political leaders, state government functionaries and senior army officials.

Alo Libang, state health minister, Tage Taki, agriculture minister, MLAs Jombey Tashi, Phurpa Tsering and Tsering Tashi, RP Upadhyaya, Director General of Police, Maj Gen SC Mohanty, security adviser to Government of Arunachal Pradesh, General Officer Commanding, Ball of Fire Division and Commander Tawang Brigade were also present.

The chief minister asserted that the war memorial was a befitting tribute to Sub Joginder Singh and his comrades who made the supreme sacrifice in the 1962 War. The Division Commander assured him that the Indian Army is fully prepared for any contingency.