Kargil Vijay Diwas: PM Modi, President Murmu Rajnath Singh pay tributes to bravehearts
PM Modi, President Murmu, Rajnath Singh and other leaders pay tributes to bravehearts on the occasion of 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas.
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Kargil Vijay Diwas is marked every year to pay homage to the fallen soldiers in the 1999 Kargil conflict with Pakistan. On the occasion of the 24th Anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas which is being observed today, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Army Chief General Manoj Pande, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, other top Army Commanders and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Brig (Retd) BD Mishra laid wreaths at Kargil War Memorial in Dras, Ladakh. (PTI)
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was the chief guest at the sombre commemoration event in Dras in the Kargil district of Ladakh. (PTI)
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He laid a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial in memory of the fallen bravehearts in the icy heights of Kargil. (PTI)
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Singh said, "I salute the brave sons of our soil, who sacrificed their all in the service and protection of their motherland. I salute our jawans, who put the nation first and did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives to defend our motherland." (PTI)
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