New Delhi: When the mortal remains of 12 soldiers including CDS General Bipin Rawat, Brigadier LS Liddad, and General Rawat's wife Madhulika reached Palam airport in the capital, everyone's eyes were moist with tears. General Rawat's two daughters stared at the remains of the father in the coffin.
The atmosphere was very gloomy when Ashna, daughter of the martyred Brigadier LS Lidd, came to the coffin of her father in the same accident. She stared for a moment and then bent down and kissed her father's coffin. Ashna is a 12th standard student. Everyone present was filled with grief. Ashna's tears broke the dam of patience and flowed all the time.
PM meets family members of martyrs one by one: Bodies of all martyrs including General Rawat reached Palam at 7.45 pm. PM Narendra Modi reached the airport at 9 pm and paid homage to all the martyrs including General Rawat. Seeing the coffins of the martyrs, the Prime Minister folded his hands, bowed his head, and closed his eyes. After which Modi met the families of the martyrs one by one and consoled them.
General public will pay their last tribute to General Rawat today