Tribune News Service

Panchkula, July 25

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.