A tearful farewell was accorded to martyr Narendra Singh Bisht on Thursday. Thousands of people visited the residence of the martyr in Selaqui and paid their obeisance to the departed soul. later in the afternoon, the body of the martyr was cremated with full State honours at Khadkhadi in Haridwar. The mortal remains of the martyr were brought from Jammu late Wednesday evening.
He originally belonged to the Nakholi village of Narayanbagar block of Chamoli district but the family was living in Haripur of Selaqui from last twelve years. Bisht was posted in Uri sector as part of IV Garhwal Rifles.
The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat was among those who visited Selaqui in the morning and offered floral tribute to the brave heart. He took part in the last journey of the soldier and consoled the grieving family members. Paying his tributes, the CM said that whole country and Uttarakhand is proud of Havildar Narendra Singh Bisht who sacrificed his life for the country.
In his message the Governor of Uttarakhand KK Paul also saluted the martyrdom of Narendra Singh Bisht and paid tributes to him. On his behalf his protocol officer, Santosh Saklani, placed a floral wreath on the martyr's body as a mark of respect and tributes.
The state congress President Pritam Singh, senior BJP leader and MlA Munna Singh Chauhan and Shahdev Singh Pundir also visited the residence of brave heart and offered their condolences. later in the day the mortal remains of the martyr wrapped in the Indian flag were brought in the form of procession to Haridwar for last rites.
Martyr's younger brother of Bhupender and two daughters gave the ‘Mukhagni’ after performing the last rites on the banks of Ganga.
During the ritual, many people from political, social, non-political backgrounds had come to pay their tributes to the martyred soldier. The district officials including SDM, social workers from various NGOs and eminent people of the city were present during his cremation.
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, on August 7, Narender Singh Bisht was wounded critically in an operation of army against the terrorists in Uri Sector of Jammu and Kashmir. He received bullet injury in the head and was shifted to military hospital of Jammu where he breathed his last on Wednesday. His body was brought to his paternal home in Selaqui on Wednesday night.
Thousands of people gathered at the funeral procession of the martyr and raised slogans like “Narendra Singh Amar Rahe”. An Army band, accompanied his funeral procession which started from Dehradun on Thursday morning.
The funeral his elder daughter Nikita said, “The Government must tell Pakistan to fight from front and not indulge in backfiring.”