Chief of Defence Workers (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who lost his existence in a military chopper fracture on December 8, has been laid to closing rest with rotund military honours. His closing rites were performed along with his partner Madhulika Rawat, who too lost her existence within the fracture.
Their daughters Kritika and Tarini performed their closing rites.
Amid slogs of ‘jab tak suraj chand rahega’, the, mortal remains of Chief of Defence Workers (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who lost his existence in a military chopper fracture on December 8, has been dropped at the Brar Sq. crematorium in Delhi Cantonment where his closing rites will be performed.
Mortal remains of his partner Madhulika Rawat, who additionally lost her existence within the the same fracture, were brought alongside the remains of CDS Rawat. Decked with flowers, the gun carriage reached Brar Sq. crematorium. About 800 carrier personnel will resolve portion within the cremation ceremony. General Rawat, who used to be India’s first CDS, will be accorded a sombre 17-gun salute per protocol.
Loads of alternative folks joined the funeral procession as it preceded in direction of the crematorium. These other folks were considered along the perimeters of the motorway with banners and national flags. While the cortege of the CDS preceded in direction of Brar Sq. crematorium, the voters were considered chanting “Jab tak suraj chaand rahega, Bipin ji ka naam rahega”.
Post the taking half in of the Last Post and Rouse by tri-companies buglers, the funeral pyre will be lit by family members at the crematorium.
Earlier, within the day, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Mansukh Mandaviya, Smriti Irani, Narendra Singh Tomar and Sarbananda Sonowal had reached the quandary of General Bipin Rawat to pay their closing respects. Loads of political leaders like Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Harish Singh Rawat, BJP chief JP Nadda and DMK leaders A Raja and Kanimozhi, amongst others, laid a wreath on the mortal remains of the CDS and his partner.
An IAF chopper fracture reach Tamil Nadu`s Coonoor on Wednesday claimed the lives of 13 other folks together with CDS Rawat, his partner Madhulika Rawat and his defence adviser Brigadier Lidder.
The Military said the mortal remains of most efficient three other folks — General Rawat, his partner Madhulika Rawat and Brigadier Lidder — had been positively identified up to now.
Brigadier Lidder used to be cremated earlier at the current time. Assorted 10 defence forces personnel who died within the chopper fracture are Workers Officer Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh, Glide Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan, Squadron Leader Kuldeep Singh, Junior Warrant Officer Rana Pratap Das, Junior Warrant Officer Arakkal Pradeep, Havildar Satpal Rai, Naik Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitendra Kumar, Lance Naik Vivek Kumar and Lance Naik B. Sai Teja.
Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor within the fracture, has been shifted to Air Force Dispute scientific institution at Bengaluru for extra therapy.
The Centre has ordered a `tri carrier` inquiry into the accident.
