Every year on July 26th, Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed to honor the heroes of the Kargil War. Every year, the Prime Minister of India pays homage to the soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate. Functions are also held across the country to honor the contributions of the armed forces.
22nd Kargil Vijay Diwas
India successfully took command of the high outposts on this date in 1999. The Kargil war lasted more than 60 days and ended on the 26th of July 1999. The Pakistani army took advantage of the melting snow and controlled the high outposts of India, betraying the bilateral agreement between the two countries to keep the post unattended over the winter.
The Pakistani army also denied involvement in the war, claiming it was caused by independent Kashmiri rebel forces, but documents left behind by casualties and later, Pakistan’s Army Staff Chief and Prime Minister’s statements revealed that General Ashraf Rashid led the Pakistani paramilitary forces into the war. The Kargil war took the lives of both sides and halted when India regained control of the post and removed the Pakistani Army from the territory.
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2021: Highlights
- On this day 22 years ago, India won the Kargil war by defeating Pakistan.
- The Kargil war lasted more than 60 days and ended on July 26, 1999.
- President Ram Nath Kovind is set to visit Drass today to pay his respects.
- Events commemorating the 22nd Kargil Vijay Diwas are planned from 25th to 28th July.
- The President has already started his 4-day journey to Jammu Kashmir starting from Sunday.
- Ram Nath Kovind, Chairman and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces will be the honorary guest for the event.
Kargil Vijay Diwas 2021 Celebration
The Tololing, Tiger Hill, and other Epic battles were remembered and 559 lightning fires began on Sunday in the presence of the high-ranking military officers, the military personnel’s famous families, and others in the Kargil War Memorial in Ladakh’s Drass, in tribute to the martyrs. President Ram Nath Kovind is set to visit Drass today to pay his respects.
President Ramnath Kovind’s 4-day J&K Visit
Today, President Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to visit Drass in Tololing foothills to pay his respects at the Memorial. The Army organized a special meet this morning at Lamochen near Drass to remember the many inspiring stories of Operation Vijay, which was attended by several military personnel, including families of Kargil War heroes and gallantry award winners.
Ram Nath Kovind, Chairman and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, arrived in Srinagar on Sunday, July 25 before he participated in paying homage to the Kargil Soldier. He was received and given an honorary guard by the Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha. To Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Chairman made a four-day visit between 25 and 28 July.
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