New Delhi: On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil war.
The day brings to the fore the bravery of India’s unparalleled warriors who will always remain a source of inspiration to the people of the country, the prime minister said in a tweet in Hindi.
“Jai Hind,” Modi said.
The Indian Army had launched a fierce counterassault to push back Pakistani forces that had stealthily occupied important heights in Ladakh in 1999.
Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed to mark India’s win over its neighbour.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also visited the Kargil War Memorial and paid tributes to soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the 1999 war.
Singh laid a wreath at the memorial. He also visited the tombstones near the memorial placed in memory of the fallen soldiers.
The minister will interact with Army officers and jawans before returning to New Delhi.
PTI