To commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas, veterans from the tricity paid homage to soldiers who had laid down their lives in the line of duty during the 1999 conflict with Pakistan, at a solemn function held at the Major Sandeep Shankla war memorial here today.
Among those who paid floral tributes at the memorial were Gian Chand Gupta, Haryana Speaker; Gen VP Malik (retd), who was the Army chief at the time of the conflict; Admiral Sunil Lanba, former navy chief, Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi (retd), Lt Gen Raj Sujlana and Lt Gen Harcharan Singh (retd).
Keeping in view the Covid protocols, only a limited number of dignitaries and ex-servicemen were invited for the event organised by the local chapter of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement.
