Governor Shekhar Dutt on Wednesday dedicated the MiG-21 Aircraft placed in the garden in front of the Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) headquarters to the people of the city.
The Governor also unveiled the epigraph of Artillery gun and Bl 5.5 gun on the occasion. Earlier, Dutt had unveiled the inscription of Vijayant Tank at Ayurvedic College Chowk in the city. Mayor Dr Kiranmayi Nayak, Raipur Municipal Corporation Chairman Sanjay Shrivastava, leader of the Opposition in the Raipur Municipal Corporation Subhash Chandra Tiwari were also present on the occasion.
The people present on the occasion expressed happiness over the historic occasion of the dedication of equipment and weapons, which had been used in the protection of the country. The Governor said that the history of Indian Army is glorious. Indian soldiers have written the unparalleled stanzas of victory in difficult circumstances through their valour, courage, and brevity. To serve the nation by joining the Indian Army is matter of pride. Seeing the Indian Army and its soldiers, a feeling of self-courage, patriotism, and self-respect arises, he added.
He called upon the youths of the State to join the Army in more and more numbers . Mayor Kiranmayi Nayak said that Raipur Municipal Corporation is the first in the country, which got the gifts of MiG-21 fighter aircraft , Vijayant tank and other weapons. She dedicated this gift to the martyr Pankaj Vikram and Rajiv Pandey of the State.