The country is celebrating 22nd Kargil Vijay Diwas today. On this occasion, Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of State for Defense Ajay Bhatt paid tribute to the martyrs at the National War Memorial located in Delhi. Along with this, the three army chiefs (Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane, Air Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar) also paid tribute to the martyrs.
On the 22nd anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered the martyrs of this war with Pakistan and said that their bravery inspires the countrymen every day. He tweeted, “We remember their sacrifices. We remember their bravery. Today, on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, we pay tribute to all those who laid down their lives in Kargil while protecting the nation. Diya. Her bravery inspires us every day.”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, “On Kargil Vijay Diwas, I remember all the brave fighters of this war. With your indomitable courage, valor and sacrifice, the tricolor was again proudly hoisted on the inaccessible hills of Kargil. To the integrity of the country. A grateful nation salutes your dedication to keeping it intact.”
There was a war between the armies of India and Pakistan in the year 1999 on the mountains of Kargil and later India recaptured the hills of Kargil. This battle started when Pakistani soldiers had infiltrated the high hills of Kargil and made their bases there.
President Ram Nath Kovind’s program to visit Dras today has been cancelled. He will not go to Dras anymore. It is being told that the program has been canceled due to bad weather. President Kovind is now going to Gulmarg. Here he will meet with the soldiers. Remind you that last year also the President’s program to visit Dras was canceled due to bad weather.
Let us tell you, in the year 1999, there was a war between India and Pakistan on the high peaks of Kargil, in which India won. Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year at the War Memorial in Dras, Kargil, to commemorate the victory of that war. In 1999, the Pakistani army captured these peaks of India. From these peaks situated at an altitude of 14 to 18 thousand feet, the Indian Army had killed Pakistani infiltrators with great bravery. In this war, 500 soldiers of India were martyred. This war is known in military-history as a very difficult and risky war.