PUNJAB CM Capt Amarinder calls for readiness to combat border threat from Pakistan, China on Independence Day
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| PUNJAB CM Capt Amarinder calls for readiness to combat border threat from Pakistan, China on Independence Day |
Mohali : Warning of continued threat from both Pakistan and China, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said Punjab would always be at the forefront of fighting the enemy at the borders.
With tensions at the borders continuing, India had to be prepared to deal with any eventuality, said the Chief Minister in his Independence Day address, after hoisting the tricolour here to mark the historic occasion.
“While Pakistan continues to resort to firing every day, China, on the other hand, talks about friendship but remains a danger to our nation,” said the Chie Minister, recalling the recent barbaric attack on the Indian soldiers by the Chinese forces. India had always given Pakistan a befitting response, which was the only way to deal with them, he said, adding that China, too, needed to be handled with the same iron hand.
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PUNJAB CM Capt Amarinder calls for readiness to combat border threat from Pakistan, China on Independence Day
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| PUNJAB CM Capt Amarinder calls for readiness to combat border threat from Pakistan, China on Independence Day |
Recalling the contributions of the millions of Indians to the freedom struggle, the Chief Minister said: “Punjabis had always been at the forefront of every battle. The cellular jail in Kaala Paani (Andaman Islands) has the names of tens of hundreds of Punjabis etched in immortality. Even though the Independence Day celebrations this year were low-key due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the time to remember the sacrifices of all those who had made freedom possible for us. It was also the time to salute the defence forces guarding the nation’s borders against the enemy.”
Paying his tributes to Punjab’s freedom fighters, Captain Amarinder reiterated his government’s commitment to extend all benefits of freedom fighters to their next generations (grandchildren).
At the same time, Captain Amarinder saluted the health workers and paramedics who were continuously fighting the invisible COVID-19, along with the NGOs and religious organisations that have worked tirelessly to provide free food and medicine during the period of lockdown. He also acknowledged the great work done by farmers, who had produced the food that fed the nation during the lockdown period and government officials who were serving the people in these difficult times.
PUNJAB CM Capt Amarinder calls for readiness to combat border threat from Pakistan, China on Independence Day
The Chief Minister recognised the people of Punjab for their cooperation in observing precautions that were helping in containing the pandemic, the students who had marvellously adapted to the online teaching methodology, as well as the teachers who were working day and night to create online content to ensure that the studies of their students did not suffer.
He also lauded the industrialists who had shown remarkable resilience in recovering from the extreme slowdown caused by the pandemic and the industrial labour which had placed its faith in the state of Punjab and returned to work with the same dedication as before after the initial panic which forced them to leave for their home towns through the trains arranged by the Punjab government.
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