Priyanka Gandhi pays tribute on occasion of 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas

New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi offered tribute on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Friday.

In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi said that Kargil Vijay Diwas is that golden page of Indian military history that reminds us of the valour and sacrifice of our brave soldiers.

“In the Kargil war, the brave soldiers of our army, facing difficult conditions, risked their lives, drove away the enemy and made the country proud by hoisting the tricolor on the high peaks of the Himalayas,” she said.

“Salute to all the brave soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice to protect the country! The country will always be indebted to our brave martyrs. Jai Hind!,” she added.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, in a post on X, said that the country will be indebted to the supreme sacrifice of the soldiers.

“On Kargil Vijay Diwas, I pay my heartfelt tribute to the immortal martyrs who sacrificed their all to protect India. The country will always be indebted to them for their supreme sacrifice,” Rahul Gandhi said.

President Droupadi Murmu offered tribute to soldiers as she hailed the “courage and extraordinary valour” of the country’s armed forces.

In a post on X, President Murmu urged all countrymen to “draw inspiration from the sacrifice and valour” of the soldiers.

“Kargil Vijay Diwas is an occasion for a grateful nation to pay tribute to the indomitable courage and extraordinary valour of our armed forces. I pay tribute to each soldier who made the supreme sacrifice while protecting Mother India on the peaks of Kargil in the year 1999 and bow in reverence to their sacred memory,” the President mentioned in her post.

“I am confident that all countrymen will draw inspiration from their sacrifice and valour.

Jai Hind! Jai Bharat!,” she added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier paid tribute to the soldiers and laid a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial. The Prime Minister later carried out the first blast of the Shinkun La Tunnel Project virtually.

Kargil Vijay Diwas, observed annually on July 26, commemorates the success of Operation Vijay in 1999. During this conflict, Indian forces successfully reclaimed strategic positions in the Kargil sector of Jammu and Kashmir that had been infiltrated by Pakistani soldiers and terrorists.