Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Punjab Governor Visits BSF Post On Fazilka Border
Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria visited soldiers at a BSF post near Fazilka.
He spoke with the soldiers and thanked them for their work.
He gave them fruit and sweets.
He also planted a young tree.
Kataria praised the soldiers for protecting the border in difficult conditions.
A BSF officer gave him a memento.
Later, Kataria attended a program at the Asafwala War Memorial.
Women from nearby areas tied rakhis and gave sweets to nearly 1,100 soldiers.
Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria visited BSF Border Outpost Mouzam Base on Sunday.
Kataria interacted with soldiers, presented fruit and sweets, and planted a sapling.
He praised the Border Security Force for guarding the border despite difficult conditions.
Sukumar Sarangi, BSF DIG for the Abohar Sector, presented Kataria with a memento.
At Fazilka’s Asafwala War Memorial, local women tied rakhis and distributed sweets to nearly 1,100 soldiers.
- Who
- Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, BSF soldiers, and women from nearby areas.
- What
- Kataria visited a BSF border post, met soldiers, planted a sapling, and attended a rakhi program.
- When
- Sunday.
- Where
- BSF Border Outpost Mouzam Base and Asafwala War Memorial in Fazilka.
- Why
- To interact with and honor BSF personnel and recognize their border-guarding efforts.
- Governor
- Gulab Chand Kataria
- Border post
- BSF Border Outpost Mouzam Base
- Location
- Fazilka border
- BSF sector
- Abohar Sector
- Ceremony
- Rakhi Sarhad Ke Naam
- Soldiers honored
- Nearly 1,100
- Additional activity
- Kataria planted a sapling