Mandi, December 16
The 48th Vijay Divas was celebrated here today by the Ex-servicemen (ESM) League, Mandi district unit. A floral tribute was paid to the martyrs in the town.
The event was presided over by chief adviser of the league Colonel KK Malhotra (retd). He said Vijay Divas was commemorated every year on December 16 for Indiarsquo;s victory in the war with Pakistan in 1971.
lays a wreath at the War Memorial. Photos: Kamaljeet
ldquo;The end of the war resulted in unconditional surrender by the Pakistan army and subsequent secession of East Pakistan into Bangladesh. On this day, chief of Pakistani forces, General AAK Niazi, along with 93,000 troops, surrendered to the allied forces consisted of the Indian Army and Mukti Vahni led by General Jagjit Singh Aurora,rdquo; he added.
Recalling the ceasefire on December 16, 1971, Capt Jagdish Verma (retd), who was deployed in the Barmer sector of Rajasthan during the war, said, ldquo;Our troops fought valiantly and captured Pakistanrsquo;s huge area and forced their troops to surrender.rdquo;
However, Capt Verma regretted that their troops and land were returned under the Simla Agreement without any condition and an opportunity was lost by the political bosses that time. He remembered bravehearts, who lost their lives and sustained injuries in this war.
]]>Courtesy: Tribune News Service
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