Punjab, Haryana CMs pay tributes to Pulwama terror attack martyrs

Chandigarh (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his Haryana counterpart Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday paid homage to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on this day in 2019, saying that the nation will forever remember their sacrifice.

In a post on X in Punjabi, Mann said, "We pay our heartfelt tribute to all the martyrs who laid down their lives in the Pulwama terror attack. Our nation will forever remember the sacrifice of these brave soldiers."

ਪੁਲਵਾਮਾ ਦੇ ਅੱਤਵਾਦੀ ਹਮਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਜਾਨਾਂ ਗੁਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਸ਼ਹੀਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਰਧਾਂਜਲੀ ਭੇਟ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਸਾਡਾ ਦੇਸ਼ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ ਨੂੰ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਯਾਦ ਰੱਖੇਗਾ।
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पुलवामा के आतंकी हमले में अपने प्राणों की आहुति देने वाले सभी शहीदों को श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करते हैं। हमारा देश इन… pic.twitter.com/k9Q3NqRogz

— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) February 14, 2026

The Haryana chief minister also paid tributes to the CRPF personnel and said, "The supreme sacrifice of mother India's valiant sons is an indelible symbol of the nation's unity, security, and resolve. Their indomitable courage and patriotism forever inspire us to stand united and firm against terrorism."

पुलवामा के कायरतापूर्ण आतंकी हमले में शहीद हुए सभी अमर वीर जवानों को भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजलि एवं कोटिशः नमन।

माँ भारती के वीर सपूतों का सर्वोच्च बलिदान राष्ट्र की एकता, सुरक्षा और संकल्प का अमिट प्रतीक है। उनका अदम्य साहस और देशभक्ति हमें सदैव आतंकवाद के विरुद्ध एकजुट होकर दृढ़ता… pic.twitter.com/mqgZ0rx7sN

— Nayab Saini (@NayabSainiBJP) February 14, 2026

On February 14, 2019, 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed, and five were injured in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama district.

Days later, India launched a retaliatory attack, which came to be known as the Balakot airstrike.