1971 India-Pakistan warfare: Hero of Longewala put up battling well being points at AIIMS-Jodhpur

By PTI

JODHPUR/NEW DELHI: Bhairon Singh Rathore (81), the veteran of the 1971 India-Pakistan warfare whose bravery at Rajasthan’s Longewala put up was portrayed by actor Suniel Shetty in Bollywood film ‘Border’, is battling well being points and has been admitted to the AIIMS in Jodhpur.

Rathore’s son Sawai Singh advised PTI that his father was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Jodhpur on December 14, two days earlier than the 51st anniversary of the warfare, after his well being deteriorated and his limbs acquired affected in what appeared like a paralysis.

“Doctors told us that my father has possibly suffered a brain stroke. He has been in and out of ICU over the last few days,” Singh advised PTI.

The Singh household lives in Solankiatala village, about 120 kms from Jodhpur.

Rathore was deployed on the Longewala put up within the Thar desert, commanding a small BSF unit that was accompanied by an organization of the Army’s 23 Punjab regiment.

It was the bravery of those males that decimated an assaulting Pakistani brigade and tank regiment at this location on December 5, 1971.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had known as Rathore, a retired BSF lance naik, over cellphone a number of days again and advised him the nation was indebted to his contribution within the 1971 warfare and the nation is praying that for his revocery, in keeping with Sawai Singh.

Bhairon Singh Rathore, posted with the 14th BSF battalion through the warfare, retired in 1987.

Singh stated that AIIMS-Jodhpur had taken care of his father earlier too and all the price of the therapy is being taken care of by the federal government, as all the time.

“However, sometimes I have to get medicines from the market as they are not available at the hospital,” he stated.

Officers from the Border Security Force (BSF) and the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army answerable for guarding the India-Pakistan entrance alongside the Thar desert space have additionally visited the hospital to inquire about his well being and therapy, officers stated.

According to BSF data concerning the 1971 warfare at Longewala put up, “When one of the 23 Punjab boys was killed, Lance Naik Bhairon Singh took his light machine gun and inflicted heavy casualties on the advancing enemy. It was only their courage and determination to do or die that won the day and Lance Naik Bhairon Singh became a great inspiration to his other comrades on the post,” the official data state.

He obtained the Sena Medal in 1972 for his gallant motion.

Rathore has additionally been embellished with quite a few different civilian awards and army felicitations.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah met him in Jaisalmer in December final 12 months when he visited the border city for the Raising Day celebrations of the BSF.

Bhairon Singh Rathore’s position was assayed by Suniel Shetty within the 1997 Hindi film ‘Border’.

While the reel Bhairon Singh (Shetty) was proven killed in motion within the film, the actual BSF soldier and his legacy of guts, glory and bravado lives on.

“My father is a simple man. He recounts the story of the 1971 war when people ask him. He only gets a monthly pension of Rs 12,000 plus Rs 2,000 allowance for the bravery medal given to him. The authorities know about his condition. We hope they will help us,” Sawai Singh stated.

JODHPUR/NEW DELHI: Bhairon Singh Rathore (81), the veteran of the 1971 India-Pakistan warfare whose bravery at Rajasthan’s Longewala put up was portrayed by actor Suniel Shetty in Bollywood film ‘Border’, is battling well being points and has been admitted to the AIIMS in Jodhpur.

Rathore’s son Sawai Singh advised PTI that his father was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Jodhpur on December 14, two days earlier than the 51st anniversary of the warfare, after his well being deteriorated and his limbs acquired affected in what appeared like a paralysis.

“Doctors told us that my father has possibly suffered a brain stroke. He has been in and out of ICU over the last few days,” Singh advised PTI.

The Singh household lives in Solankiatala village, about 120 kms from Jodhpur.

Rathore was deployed on the Longewala put up within the Thar desert, commanding a small BSF unit that was accompanied by an organization of the Army’s 23 Punjab regiment.

It was the bravery of those males that decimated an assaulting Pakistani brigade and tank regiment at this location on December 5, 1971.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had known as Rathore, a retired BSF lance naik, over cellphone a number of days again and advised him the nation was indebted to his contribution within the 1971 warfare and the nation is praying that for his revocery, in keeping with Sawai Singh.

Bhairon Singh Rathore, posted with the 14th BSF battalion through the warfare, retired in 1987.

Singh stated that AIIMS-Jodhpur had taken care of his father earlier too and all the price of the therapy is being taken care of by the federal government, as all the time.

“However, sometimes I have to get medicines from the market as they are not available at the hospital,” he stated.

Officers from the Border Security Force (BSF) and the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army answerable for guarding the India-Pakistan entrance alongside the Thar desert space have additionally visited the hospital to inquire about his well being and therapy, officers stated.

According to BSF data concerning the 1971 warfare at Longewala put up, “When one of the 23 Punjab boys was killed, Lance Naik Bhairon Singh took his light machine gun and inflicted heavy casualties on the advancing enemy. It was only their courage and determination to do or die that won the day and Lance Naik Bhairon Singh became a great inspiration to his other comrades on the post,” the official data state.

He obtained the Sena Medal in 1972 for his gallant motion.

Rathore has additionally been embellished with quite a few different civilian awards and army felicitations.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah met him in Jaisalmer in December final 12 months when he visited the border city for the Raising Day celebrations of the BSF.

Bhairon Singh Rathore’s position was assayed by Suniel Shetty within the 1997 Hindi film ‘Border’.

While the reel Bhairon Singh (Shetty) was proven killed in motion within the film, the actual BSF soldier and his legacy of guts, glory and bravado lives on.

“My father is a simple man. He recounts the story of the 1971 war when people ask him. He only gets a monthly pension of Rs 12,000 plus Rs 2,000 allowance for the bravery medal given to him. The authorities know about his condition. We hope they will help us,” Sawai Singh stated.