Rajasthan News: Ravindra Singh Bhati, who gave a troublesome problem to BJP by standing as an impartial candidate within the first meeting elections after which within the Lok Sabha elections, has written a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw late on Monday night. Through this letter, he has demanded to construct a museum in reminiscence of the railway personnel who had been martyred through the Indo-Pak battle in 1965. Sharing the digital copy of this letter from his official X account, the Shiv MLA has additionally tagged Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Gadrarod railway station in Barmer district
Bhati wrote, ‘Through this letter, I wish to inform you concerning the railway station located on the excessive finish of India which holds a particular place within the superb historical past of Indian Railways and its distinctive strategic location. Gadrarod Railway Station of Barmer district, the place the one truthful within the historical past of not solely India however the world is held, which is organized within the reminiscence of the martyrdom of railway workers. During the Indo-Pak battle of 1965, on one facet our courageous troopers had been preventing the enemies within the inaccessible desert. On the opposite hand, railway workers have additionally made an enormous contribution on this battle.
On the Martyrdom Day, we pay our heartfelt tributes to the 17 immortal martyrs of Railways who sacrificed their lives within the service of the motherland whereas performing their obligation on the Western Border of India through the Indo-Pak War of 1965.
Yesterday, the Honorable Minister was honored with a memorial in reminiscence of the railway personnel martyred within the Indo-Pak battle of 1965… pic.twitter.com/SFFB6LVPVq
— Ravindra Singh Bhati (@RavindraBhati__) September 9, 2024
17 railway personnel had sacrificed their lives
Bhati stated, ‘On 09 September 1965, when it was essential to ship battle provides to the troopers, military personnel together with railway workers left for Gadarod from Barmer with the provides by practice. As quickly because the practice reached the curve of Gadarod, abruptly bombing and shelling began from the sky. The Pakistani Air Force was repeatedly bombing, as a result of which the final coach of the practice caught fireplace. Then the engine driver and different railway personnel displayed bravery and valour and separated that coach from the practice and despatched the practice off. Being the final coach of the practice, most people in it had been railway workers, out of which 17 railway personnel made the supreme sacrifice for the safety of the nation.’
Demand to construct a museum on the battle web site
Ravindra stated, ‘Although 59 years have handed since this incident, however the Indian Railways organizes solely a Shaheed Mela at this martyrdom web site. It is a singular instance for the Indian Railways that 17 railway personnel sacrificed their lives within the nationwide curiosity whereas going through the enemy on the tracks to guard the nation. I wish to request you that this battle web site positioned on the Indo-Pak border must be developed as a museum on the traces of the Longewala battle web site in Jaisalmer in order that the martyrdom of the railway personnel martyred within the 1965 battle stays contemporary within the reminiscence of the approaching generations. Also, a real tribute might be paid to those nice patriots.’
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