Capt Amarinder, top officials pay homage to supercop KPS Gill
Sunday, 04/06/2017
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New Delhi : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday exhorted the people of the state to work for its peace and progress as a true tribute to former DGP KPS Gill. Gill, who is credited with crushing terrorism in Punjab, had succumbed to a kidney ailment on May 26 at the age of 82.
People from all walks of life today paid homage to Gill at his bhog ceremony here. Amarinder described him as a brave son of Punjab who fought terrorism by providing the much-needed leadership to state police.The Punjab chief minister hoped that young police officers will draw inspiration from him and emulate him.Remembering Gill’s contribution to the state, he recalled his first meeting with him in Assam where he was then SP Tezpur, and was determined to give a befitting reply to the Chinese army’s incursion into the sector. He said the man knew how to lead from the front, whatever the threat.
“Leadership comes seldom. But leaders shine through the mist of time. There was a time when leadership was much required in Punjab Police and Gill provided that moral booster to the police and rooted out terrorism.
Punjab DGP Suresh Arora said the way Gill led the police force during the days of terrorism made him a “messiah” in their eyes. “He led us during days of terrorism. For Punjab Police, he never retired. I used to consult him even after his retirement. The real tribute to him would be to let us maintain peace and tranquility in the state, for which he strived. And we are working towards it,” Arora said. Former Punjab Minister and BJP leader Laxmi Kanta Chawla described Gill as “Punjab ka Jarnail (General), a protector of Punjab and who slayed terrorism”.
People from all walks of life, including former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Punjab Ministers and MLAs, MPs, former Punjab Police chief Paramdeep Singh Gill etc attended the bhog ceremony at Constitution Club.
HIGHLIGHTS
A true tribute to Gill will be to maintain peace in Punjab.
CM said that those who had not lived through the days of militancy, cannot understand Gill’s contribution.
For Punjab Police Gill never retired, retorted DGP Suresh Arora.
