Punjab CM Amarinder Singh honours Kargil war hero with double promotion

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Monday honoured Kargil war hero and Vir Chakra awardee Satpal Singh with double promotion.

In a tweet, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said, "Really happy to pipp Kargil war hero Satpal Singh as ASI. Only feel sorry he didn’t get his due earlier."

Amarinder Singh also said that the state has decided to come out with a policy to give their due to award winning defence and police personnel.

"We’ve decided to come out with policy to prevent such injustice in future. It’ll ensure 1-rank promotion for gallantry award winning defence and police personnel from Punjab," Amarinder Singh said.

Amarinder Singh on Friday



promoted Satpal Singh, who had been working as a traffic constable, to Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI).

"Within hours of discovering that a hero of the Kargil war was managing traffic as a mere senior constable, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered an immediate double promotion for the Vir Chakra awardee, whose credentials were completely ignored by the erstwhile SAD-BJP government at the time of his recruitment in 2010," read a statement issued by the Punjab government.

"As a special case, Satpal will be recruited as an Assistant Sub Inspector, in relaxation of Rule 12.3 of Punjab Police Rules by the DGP, who has been so authorized by the Chief Minister," the statement added.