Kargil Vijay Diwas 2022: Nation Pays Homage To Gallant War Heroes, Martyred Soldiers

Every year on July 26, Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed to honour the Kargil War heroes that mark India's victory over Pakistan. The Indian Army had ousted Pakistani forces from their occupied positions on the mountain tops of Northern Kargil District in Ladakh in 1999.

This year too, India is paying homage to the hundreds of Indian soldiers who were martyred in the war. In the national capital, the Prime Minister of India will pay homage to the soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate. Functions are also organised all over the country to commemorate the contributions of the Indian Armed Forces.

Take a look at what's happening across the country.

J&K

Wreath laying ceremony has been held at Balidan Stambh in Jammy to pay tribute to Kargil martyrs.?

Ladakh

Wreath laying ceremony was also held at Kargil War Memorial in Drass, Ladakh to pay homage to soldiers who lost their lives.

Delhi

The three service chiefs - Army chief General Manoj Pande, Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar & Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari - lay wreaths at the National War Memorial in Delhi.

Punjab

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann paid tribute at Chandigarh War Memorial.

Leaders pay tribute on Twitter

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday paid tributes to Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the Kargil War,?with Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu saying their valour will continue to inspire generations.

In 1999, the Pakistani army initially denied its involvement in the war, claiming that Kashmiri militant forces caused it. However, documents left behind by casualties, the testimony of POWs, and statements by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Army Chief of Army Staff Pervez Musharraf showed the involvement of Pakistani paramilitary forces, led by General Ashraf Rashid.

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