Minister Hardeep Puri leads Indian delegation at memorial in Ireland, to mark 40th anniversary of Kanishka bombing

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri led the Indian delegation at Cork, Ireland, on the 40th anniversary remembrance to honour the memory of the 329 people killed in the horrific bombing of Air India Flight 182 Kanishka on June 23, 1985, carried out by Canada-based Khalistani separatists.

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Besides, Union Minister Puri, the Indian delegation comprises Arvinder Singh Lovely, BJP MLA from Delhi, Baldev Singh Aulakh, Minister of State in the UP Government, Gurveer Singh Brar, BJP MLA from Rajasthan, Narinder Singh Raina, BJP MLA from Jammu and Kashmir, Trilok Singh Cheema, BJP MLA from Uttarakhand and Tarun Chug, National General Secretary, BJP. The Indian Ambassador Akhilesh Mishra was also present on the occasion.

The Prime Minister of Ireland Micheal Martin, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree and family members of the victims were also present.