An outer view of Saragarhi Memorialat Ferozepur.
Ferozepur, September 12, 2014: Thousands converged at Saragarhi Memorial to pay homage to those 21 valiant Sikh soldiers of 4 Sikh Regiment who fought against more than ten thousand atrocious Afridis and Pathans at Saragarhi Post. The battle of Saragarhi is still considered one of the most daring and audacious event in the history of mankind. The soldiers of the regiment were posthumously awarded with the highest gallantry award Indian Order of Merit by British Government.
Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Cabinet Minister, Punjab, Kamal Sharma, President, Punjab BJP, Avtar Singh Minna, Chairman, Cooperative Bank Societies, Er. DPS Kharbanda, Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur, Amit Kumar, ADC, Ferozepur, Sandip Singh, SDM, Ferozepur besides successors of the Saragarhi martyrs, Army personals and many others paid tributes to these brave soldiers.
Family members of the Saragarhi martyrs, ex-servicemen were honoured at the function. Various government departments like health and family welfare, horticulture, employment and industries put up their exhibitions and stalls on this occasion.
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