VASCO: Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha and hundreds of people from different villages of Cortalim constituency took part in a candlelit procession on Wednesday evening to pay tributes to the CRPF Jawans martyred in the Pulwama terror attack.
The candlelight procession started at Upasnagar-Pale Junction and concluded near the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at Birla,
Zuarinagar.
At the gathering near the statue of Dr Ambedkar, Retired Commander Narendra Yadav spoke on the occasion and narrated in detail the life of a Jawan. Commander Narendra Yadav said the life of any man in the armed forces faces threat to his life, but courage and the need to protect one’s country keeps them going on with a focus.
Alina Saldanha then read out the peom penned by one of the Jawans who lost his life.
CANACONA: A group of residents of Khola-Canacona staged a rally to denounce the killing of CRPF jawans in a terrorist attack at Pulwama-Kashmir.
“It was a condolence rally by Khola villagers to pay tributes to our brave soldiers who lost their lives in a terrorist attack at Pulwama,” said Khola Sarpanch Purna Nayak who took part in the rally amid the shouting of patriotic slogans.
The march began from the Vagon Bus Stop to the Laximinarayan Temple, with some youths carrying candles.
Besides Sarpanch Purna Nayak, some panbchas and social workers like Prashant Kholkar also took part in the rally.
