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Vijay Diwas: President Kovind cancels visit to Drass due to bad weather, pays homage at Baramulla
He laid a wreath at the Dagger War Memorial in Baramulla to pay tributes to all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in defending the nation
President Ram Nath Kovind, who could not fly to Kargil due to inclement weather, laid a wreath at the Dagger War Memorial, Baramulla, on Monday to pay tributes to all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in defending the nation.
The President, accompanied by senior Army officers, reached Baramulla from Srinagar after his helicopter could not take off due to bad weather and difficult flying conditions around Zojila Pass in central Kashmir, officials said.
He was scheduled to pay homage at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass on the 22nd Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. The President will also address the 19th annual convocation of the University of Kashmir on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a solemn ceremony was held on the 22nd anniversary of the Kargil war at the Kargil War Memorial, Drass.
Ladakh’s Lieutenant Governor R.K. Mathur laid a wreath and paid his tributes to the soldiers in a ceremony held at the Kargil War Memorial, “symbolising ‘shradhanjali’ from the entire nation to the bravehearts”, an Army spokesman said.
This year’s Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations were unique in two ways as it coincided with the ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh Victory Flame’ reaching the Kargil War Memorial. “The journey of the victory flame across the country commemorates 50 years of triumph in the 1971 Indo-Pak. war,” the spokesman said.
The ‘Victory Flame’ was received by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat.
The ceremony was also attended by Lt. Gen. Y.K. Joshi, GOC-in-C Northern Command; Lt. Gen. P.G.K. Menon, GOC 14 Corps; Lt. Gen. D.P. Pandey, GOC 15 Corps and Lt. Gen. M.V. Suchindra Kumar, GOC 16 Corps.