Lt General KJS Dhillon received the Param Vishisht Seva Medal from President Ram Nath Kovind today at Rashtrapati Bhavan. ” Honoured to be presented the Param Vishisht Seva Medal by Hon’ble President of India and Supreme Commander of Defence Forces today”, he wrote on Twitter with a video attached of the event.
The retired Lt Gen Dhillon has served extensively in Kashmir and the North East, he came into the public eye immediately after he takes over as the Corps commander of the strategically located XV Corps when security forces eliminated Kamran alias ‘Ghazi’, the mastermind of the February 2019 terror attack on the CRPF personnel in Pulwama that left 40 jawans dead.
Before he attended the event he tweeted about wearing the uniform again for the prestigious award Param Vishisht Seva Medal.
Param Vishisht Seva Medal is a military award of India. It was constituted in 1960 and since then it is awarded in recognition of peace-time service of the most exceptional order and may be awarded posthumously. It is to honor the militaries who sacrifice their lives to protect the nation.
