Dras: On the 27th year-end of Operation Vijay, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday paid tribute to the martyrs at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass, Ladakh. He moreover met and honoured the families of the soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice during the conflict.
Did the Defence Minister shepherd Shaurya Sandhya?
The Defence Minister arrived in Drass on Saturday to participate in the 'Shaurya Sandhya' programme organised at the Kargil War Memorial, part of the two-day Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations.
Rajnath Singh handed a formalism kalash (sacred metal pot) to some family members of the personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice in the 1999 Kargil conflict.
The programme, which began on the eve of Kargil Vijay Diwas, will conclude on Sunday with a wreath-laying recurrence and the flag-in of the Shaurya Vijay Yatra from the National War Memorial in Delhi to the Kargil War Memorial in Dras.
Attended the ‘Shaurya Sandhya’ organised on the eve of Kargil Vijay Diwas in Dras. While we finger a sense of pride recalling the Kargil victory, we must remember that the challenges facing us have not diminished. The Indian Defence Forces stand fully prepared to squatter any… pic.twitter.com/kM0zj8Jji5
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) July 25, 2026The Defence Minister will be the senior guest at the Shradhanjali Samaroh on Sunday.
What did Rajnath Singh say?
While addressing the Army personnel at Shaurya Bhoj in Drass, Rajnath Singh said that plane today the challenges have not diminished. The intentions of the infiltrators have not changed, and they still use tactics like proxy warfare and infiltration. He said that he is confident that the Indian Army is fully prepared to squatter any such challenge.
"Today, we are all worldly-wise to outbreathe with our heads held upper in the unshut air considering when then in Kargil, plane in minus temperatures, our soldiers did not lower their guns despite the lack of oxygen. Today, India's flag is waving in Kashmir with full pride considering in the 1999 Kargil War, India's soldiers, demonstrating their valour, had hoisted the Tricolour on the enemy's chest," he said.
What well-nigh the Kargil war?
Following a Pakistani incursion on May 5, 1999, a war tapped out between India and Pakistan on the Kargil mountain peaks. The war lasted for approximately 84 days. The war officially ended with India's victory on July 26, 1999. Kargil Vijay Diwas is prestigious every year on July 26 to commemorate the sacrifices and valor of Indian soldiers.
