The brave soldiers from Uttarakhand have created history in all the wars they participated and the people of the State are proud of their brave history, said by Chief Minister Harish Rawat, while addressing a programme held at Gandhi Park on the occasion of Vijay Divas on Tuesday. Paying tribute to the martyrs he said that 1971 war was a remarkable victory for Indian armed forces as the Pakistan Army had to surrender to Indian Army with its ninety thousand soldiers. He said, the war was the first opportunity for the Indian soldiers to show their mettle after the Second World War and soldiers belonging to almost every village in Uttarakhand participated in it.
He claimed that the State Government is constructing many stadiums in mountainous areas and efforts would be made to appoint retired soldiers as trainers to train the youth for army recruitment. Paying homage to the martyrs the CM said that educational institutes in the State will be named after brave soldiers from the State.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister for Sainik Kalyan Harak Singh Rawat said, “The State is proud of its martyrs who laid down their lives for the pride of the nation. He said that the State Governemnt has decided to present the families of the martyred soldiers with an aid of Rs 10 lakh which though is a small amount against their loss but is an attempt to pay respect to them.” Rajpur MlA and parliamentary secretary Rajkumar declared to install a tube well in the Sainik rest house Dehradun. During the programme, the families of the soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the safety of the nation were felicitated.
In the programe lt Gen TPS Rawat (Rtd), lt Gen Gambhir Singh Negi (Rtd ), Brig AN Bahuguna (Rtd) and others were also present.