The 22nd battalion of Central Reserve Police Force today remembered its martyrs and paid homage to them. In the morning the officials and jawans of CRPF assembled in the ground of the battalion paid homage to the martyrs. Then they took oath of serving the country and to maintain the unity and integrity of the country which is their prime job.
Commandant of 22nd battalion Vishnu Gautam said that it was 21st of October 1959 when in a fierce battle with the Chinese army at laddakh, leh, 10 soldiers of CRPF had lost their lives while serving the country. Since then every year CRPF remembers its martyrs on this day. He read the names and address of all the martyr soldiers and said that their supreme sacrifice always motivates us to serve the country till having last drops of blood in the body.
After the programme the officers and jawans of CRPF went straight to the house of brave son of Hazaribagh Martyr Subhash Barla and invited his family members near his statue situated in Hurhuru mohallah of the town. Here they paid their floral tribute on the statute of Barla and felicitated his mother Poonam Barla by presenting a shawl.
On this occasion local denizens were present in good numbers there and they all appreciated the officers and jawans of CRPF for always taking care of the family members of their ex-fellow martyr Subhash Barla. The jawans returned after giving a warm salute to the statue of the brave son of Hazaribagh.