Victory Parade in Fazilka to Honour ‘Saviours of Fazilka’
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13-December-2015 20:14 IST
Victory Parade in Fazilka to Honour ‘Saviours of Fazilka’
A Victory Parade was organised at Fazilka Town in Punjab today to commemorate the supreme sacrifice made by soldiers of the Indian Army during Indo Pak War of 1971 to save the town from falling into Pakistani hands. Victory Parade was conceived by the prominent citizens of Fazilka and spear headed by District Administration. The Parade was led by Army Bands followed by school and college students performing cultural programmes along the entire route. Veteran soldiers dressed in their full ceremonials were also part of the Parade. The day started with paying of homage to the martyrs at Asafwala War Memorial followed by the Victory Parade.During the event, Veer Naris and War Veterans were felicitated by Maj Gen Bipin Bakshi, GOC, Amogh Division along with ‘Saheedon ki Samadhi’ Trust Members .
Col Rohan Anand, SM PRO (Army)