Holding tricolour in their hands, two young sons of senior grade constable of J&K police Kultar Singh, on Monday bid farewell to their father in a surcharged atmosphere in his native Gurah Slathia village of Samba district on Monday.
The young children, aged 3 and 4, stood silently near the mortal remains of their father as thousands of people including politicians cutting across party lines paid homage to the brave son of the soil.
J&K policeman was killed by unidentified terrorists outside the main entrance of famous shrine at Charar-e-Sharief on Sunday. Soon after his mortal remains arrived at the cremation ground angry villagers started shouting anti-Pakistan slogans and questioned BJP ministers and local Member Parliament how long their children would keep returning in body bags wrapped in national tricolour.
“Akhir kab tak hamara naujawan saheed hote rahenge” (For how long our young officers would keep sacrificing their lives). Give them a firm reply and find a permanent solution. We can not afford to lose our loved ones in this endless proxy war”, villagers shouted angrily standing in front of State BJP Chief Satpal Sharma, BJP MP Jugal Kishore Sharma and Industries Minister Chandra Prakash Ganga.
Inspector General of Police, Jammu range Dr SDS Jamwal and Senior Army and State Government officials were present to attend the last rites. large number of villagers who attended the last rites were carrying national tricolor and raised patriotic slogans urging the local youth to block the national highway.
later, Jammu-Pathankot National Highway was blocked by the villagers to register their protest against the killing of local policeman.