Imphal Jul 26 MNS : The 14th anniversary of Kargil Diwas was observed in Manipur too like in other parts of the country.
The state level function was held at the conference hall of the south block of the Manipur secretariat with chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh as chief guest. The Manipur unit of the BJP too observed the day with a simple function in its office at Imphal
State PHED minister I Hemochandra, chief secretary DS Poonia and officials from civil and police department attended the function.
The Kargil war, which began in May 1999, lasted more than two months before Pakistan soldiers withdrew from the mountain tops they had occupied overlooking the Srinagar-Leh highway in Operation Vijay. The day is being observed every year on this day to commemorate the heroism displayed by the soldiers who laid down their lives during the Indo-Pak war in Kargil.
Addressing the function chief minister O Ibobi Singh said that the day is being observed to salute the martyrs of operation Vijay and the heroic soldiers of the Kargil war.
He reminded brave soldiers from Manipur who had sacrificed their lives to defend the country in the war and said that heroic those Manipuri soldiers who had died defending the territorial integrity of India and their sacrifice would remain forever in the mind of the people of the state.
Manipuris were proud of their sacrifices, he said urging the people of the state to remember the sacrifice made by the brave soldiers.
The chief minister said “We all are citizen of India and that we as an Indian Citizen must safeguard the unity and integrity of the country at all times.”
He further recalled the freedom that India got from the British after a long struggle and said the sacrifices made by the heroic soldiers must not go in vain. “We all must unite together and defend our country,” he called for.
(BJP), Manipur Pradesh observed the day at it’s office with its president Th Chaoba in the chair.
Floral tributes were given to the martyrs with speeches extolling their sacrifices and bravery being made by the dignitaries.
Seven jawans from Manipur was martyred in the war and the BJP made special tribute paid to them.
The party also issued an open letter addressed to the President of India on the Food Security Ordinance, terming the move by the centre to implement it only in Congress ruled states as a gross violation of the constitutional principle and raising the question as to why the same should not be implemented in all the states. The seven martyrs from Manipur as followed Ch. Nicholash, Ng. Bening Moyon, S. Genneithang, S. Daikho, Jamkholet Vaiphei, Kaleshwor Kom and K. Asholi Mao.
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