Western Command remembered the spectacular victory of the Indian armed forces over Pakistani forces on both the Eastern as well as Western Fronts in 1971 in the form of Vijay Diwas.
To commemorate this victory and pay homage to those who sacrificed their lives, a “Wreath laying Ceremony” was organised on Tuesday at Western Command War memorial, the ‘Veer Smriti’ at Chandimandir.
lieutenant General KJ Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command laid wreath on behalf of all ranks of the Western Command. General VP Malik, (retired) laid wreath on behalf of war veterans of the Indo-Pak Wars. Besides other serving officers, senior veterans and war decorated personnel also laid wreaths on the occasion. The patriotic fervour of the event was further enhanced with rendition of soulful patriotic songs.
Those who laid wreath to pay homage to the martyrs included lt Gen T K Sapru, lt Gen Deepinder Singh, lt Gen B S Jaswal, lt Gen Baljeet Singh, lt Gen P K Grover, Air Marshall Randhir Singh, Maj Gen D P Singh, Brig K S Chandpuri, Brig B S Mankotia and Brig B S Gill.
The Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 – also known as Bangladesh War was fought from 3 to 16 December 1971 and resulted in one of the most decisive victory with over 90,000 Pakistani troops surrendering to Indian Forces and the creation of nation state of Bangladesh.
On the occasion, Illena Prashar, the sixth standard daughter of late Major Sanjay Sharma added to the somberness of the occasion on Vijay Diwas by rendering the immortal song ‘Aye mere watan ki logon’ and moisted the eyes of the audience. The listener took a few minutes to come out of the trance created by the melody of the 11-year old girl.