Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Jammu today, will commemorate 'Kargil Vijay Diwas'

Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed every year on July 26 to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War in 1999.

TN National Desk

Updated Jul 24, 2022, 07:19 IST

Defence Minister rajnath Singh

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New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir today to participate in the commemoration ceremony on 'Kargil Vijay Diwas'.

Confirming his visit, he took to his Twitter handle saying, "Tomorrow, 24th July, I shall be visiting Jammu to attend a programme commemorating 'Kargil Vijay Diwas'. Looking forward to it."

As per his itinerary, Singh will felicitate around 1500-2000 families of martyrs belonging to Jammu and Kashmir in a felicitation function being organised by Jammu Kashmir People’s Forum – an organisation affiliated to RSS - at Gulshan Ground, Jammu and will also pay tributes to Kargil martyrs.

The Defence Minister is also scheduled to hold a special meeting with a select gathering of Jammu and Kashmir BJP leaders at the party office in Trikuta Nagar to take stock of the preparations of the party for long-pending Assembly elections.

Meanwhile, the Indian Army is also gearing up for the 23rd Kargil Vijay Diwas commemoration to be conducted at the Kargil War Memorial. Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed every year on July 26 to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War in 1999.

Preparations are also underway at the Kargil War Memorial for a three-day event. Several programs will be held in the area, attended by dignitaries from the army and civil administration as well as the gallantry awardees and their families.

Earlier on Friday, the Kargil Vijay Diwas motorcycle rally flagged off from the National War Memorial in Delhi reached Srinagar, with riders laid a wreath at the Chinar War Memorial at Badami Bagh Cantonment here to pay obeisance to the bravehearts who had made the supreme sacrifice.

The rally was flagged off by Lieutenant General BS Raju, Vice Chief of Army Staff, on July 18 from the National War Memorial in New Delhi to commemorate the saga of bravery and sacrifice of the gallant soldiers of the Indian Army in the Kargil War.

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