Aizawl/ Guwahati/ Agartala: Vijay Diwas or Victory Day was observed in Aizawl with dignitaries laying wreaths at the War Memorial in Aizawl’s Treasury Square on Tuesday morning.
Those who paid tributes to the fallen heores included Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, state assembly speaker Hiphei, two parliamentary secretaries, chief secretary Lalmalsawma and DGP Dharmendra Kumar.
Meanwhile in Guwahati, Army’s Gajraj Corps (4 Corps) celebrated Vijay Diwas in Assam’s Tezpur on Tuesday to commemorate the victory of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.
Gajraj Corps GOC Lt Gen Sarath Chand laid a wreath at the War Memorial, a Defence press release said here.
On the occasion, the General highlighted the role of the gallant soldiers in achieving major military victory and exhorted all ranks to rededicate themselves in the service of nation and emulate our war veterans and martyrs who have brought glory to our prestigious profession.
A large number of Officers, JCOs and Jawans of Tezpur Garrison participated and paid homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives in 1971 India-Pak War.
The Gajraj Corps had played a pivotal role in the 1971 Indo-Pak War for the liberation of Bangladesh and it very proficiently carried out its task in the most complex Sector in terms of distances from the logistic bases and exceedingly extended lines of communication, the release added.
InTripura, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Tuesday inaugurated a new War Memorial here on the occasion of ‘Vijay Diwas’ which commemorates the victory of Indian Army against Pakistan in 1971 leading to the creation of Bangladesh.
The earlier War Memorial was shifted due to widening of roads in the state capital. Sarkar said that during different times of trouble, the help of army was sought and they extended their all out cooperation to his government.
“I would request the army to always remain integrated with the common masses and be their friends because without their cooperation nothing is possible,” he said.
A press statement issued by the army said, “Operation Cactus Lily’ was launched on Dec 3, 1971 by the Indian army in the erstwhile East Pakistan, and on Dec 16 they accepted the unconditional surrender of 93,000 Pakistani troops and the day is celebrated as Vijay Diwas.” The Border Security Force and Border Guards Bangladesh exchanged sweets near border outposts along the 856-km long border with Bangladesh, BSF officials said. (PTI)