Raipur, 14 January 2026 Members of Kirti Chakra winner Veer Shaheed Deepak Bhardwaj Memorial Committee met Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai at this time at the Chief Minister’s residence workplace. The committee members invited the Chief Minister to attend the unveiling program of the statue of courageous immortal martyr Deepak Bhardwaj as the chief visitor.
Paying tribute to the indomitable braveness and supreme sacrifice of courageous martyr Deepak Bhardwaj, Chief Minister Sai mentioned that his life and devotion to obligation are a supply of inspiration for the youth of the nation and the state. He mentioned that it’s the obligation of all of us to respect the martyrs and at all times keep in mind their sacrifice.
It is noteworthy that on April 3, 2021, 22 troopers had been martyred in an encounter with Naxalites in Tekalguda of Tarrem police station space underneath Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. These included Sub-Inspector Police Deepak Bhardwaj, who displayed unparalleled bravery and sacrificed his life in protection of the motherland.
To honor the extraordinary bravery and sacrifice of Martyr Deepak Bhardwaj, he was awarded the Kirti Chakra by the Government of India on the proposal of the Government of Chhattisgarh. President Smt. Draupadi Murmu offered him this honor at the Defense Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on 9 May 2023. The statue of courageous martyr Deepak Bhardwaj has been put in in entrance of Government Vedram College, Malkharauda (Pihrid) of Sakti district.
On this event, martyr Deepak Bhardwaj’s father Radhelal Bhardwaj, Malkhauda district president Kavi Verma, Nirmal Sinha, Lalu Gabel, Jagdish Chandra and the delegation had been current.