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| Bust of Brig Rajendra Singh, MVC (posthumous) unveiled | |  Srinagar, October 25 (Scoop News)- Bust of Brig Rajendra Singh, MVC (posthumous), presented by his family, was unveiled by Lt Gen AK Bhatt, GOC Chinar Corps, Mrs Ranjana Bhatt, Zonal President AWWA and Mrs Uravshi Rani Pathania , eldest daughter of the ‘Saviour of Kashmir’ in a simple ceremony organized by Station HQ and Signal Regiment at the Badami Bagh(BB) Cantonement in Srinagar. Brigadier Rajendra Singh, was the first recipient of Mahavir Chakra (MVC) in Independent India.
The event was attended by two daughters and other close relatives of Brig Rajendra Singh and a host of Army Officers. The Corps Commander presented ‘Chinar’ souvenirs to all the family members and a two minute silence was observed by the gathering in honour of the brave soldier.
Later, the relatives visited the Rajendra Villa –present day Signal Regiment Officers' Mess in the BB Cantonment and stayed in the erstwhile Flagstaff House to relive old times.
The family also visited Boniyar today and paid homage at the Memorial where Brigadier Rajendra Singh had breathed his last.
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