Haryana Agriculture Minister OP Dhankar on Tuesday returned from his visit to Egypt and has brought soil from the ‘Samadhi’ of martyr Risaldar Badlu Singh, a native of village Dhakla, district Jhajjar, who had laid down his life during World War I, 98 years ago.
The Samadhi of the martyr, who was awarded the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of enemy awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for self-sacrifice, is situated at Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo, Egypt. Risaldar Badlu Singh died in the battlefield on September 23, 1918.
The Agriculture Minister landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi today, where a large number of people paid floral tributes to the martyr. later, the soil was taken to village Dhakla.
While interacting with mediapersons at the airport, the Agriculture Minister said that he had led an official delegation from Haryana to Egypt to participate in an international seminar on sustainable farming and water management during climate change.
During this tour, he got an opportunity to visit the war memorial of Indian soldiers who had sacrificed their lives during World War I, he added.
The delegation included Members of legislative Assembly Om Parkash Yadav and Ravinder Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Irrigation, Ram Niwas, and other senior officers.