‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ 20th anniv celebrations: ‘Victory Flame’ to be taken from Delhi to Drass
New Delhi, Jun 14: A number of events has been planned by the Army in Delhi and Drass in Jammu and Kashmir next month to mark the 20th anniversary of the ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’, officials said Friday.
The anniversary celebrations for this year will be spread over three days from July 25-27.
“However, as part of the build up to the main event, numerous activities have been planned to be organised all over the country from the first week of July,” an official said.
The celebrations in the national capital begins on July 14 with the illumination of a ‘Victory Flame’ from the National War Memorial here, which would traverse through 11 towns and cities to finally culminate at Drass where the flame will be merged with the eternal flame at the ‘Kargil War Memorial’, he said.
The torch relay team will conduct educational and patriotic talks and will interact with the prominent personalities and students in various educational institutes, the Army said in a statement.
The events, include expeditions by the units, which participated in the Kargil War, to their respective battlefields at super-high altitude locations such as Tololing, Tiger Hill, Pt 4875, and special national integration camp for NCC cadets hailing from various states and Union territories of the country.
The event will last for 12 days in Leh. Essay and drawing competitions are being organised for school children all across the Ladakh region with thematic topics.
“Year 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of ‘Operation Vijay’, popularly known as the ‘Kargil War’. The Kargil War is a saga of strong political, military and diplomatic actions. The nation shall be celebrating the 20th anniversary of victory this year in Kargil War with pride, honour and inspiration,” the Army said.
“The Kargil War will always be remembered for its strategic and tactical surprises, the self-imposed national strategy of restraint in keeping the war limited to Kargil-Siachen sectors, and the swiftly executed tri-services military strategy and plans,” it said.
“The Kargil War will also be remembered for the determination and daring junior leadership and the raw courage of our jawans at tactical level,” Army said.
The 20th anniversary is being celebrated with the theme ‘Remember, Rejoice and Renew’, it said.
