NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JULY 17
To commemorate the commencement of the 22nd anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday flagged off about 30,000 handmade cards made by NCC cadets of Gujarat for all the soldiers, who lost their lives in the Kargil War.
#EkMaiSauKeLiye Ph-5#कारगिल के वीरों को गुजरात का आभार 🇮🇳
On 17 Jul 21, Shri Vijay Rupani Hon. CM Gujarat Flagged Off 29566 Cards made by #Gujarat #NCC Cadets to express Gratitude to #IndianArmy soldiers in Kargil as part of #kargilvijaydiwas@NorthernComd_IA@AjaybhattBJP4UK pic.twitter.com/UTrMkzBhtq
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) July 17, 2021
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister appreciated the efforts of the NCC cadets of Gujarat for expressing their sense of patriotism and nationalism, through the medium of these handmade cards.
#EkMaiSauKeLiye Ph-5 #कारगिल के वीरों को गुजरात का नमन🙏
Collage of Cards by Cadets of 4 #Gujarat Girls Bn #NCC Anand as token of Thanks🙏 to brave @adgpi soldiers on @NorthernComd_IA & @easterncomd borders @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @TarunKAich @IndiaPhotos@NavbharatTimes pic.twitter.com/1QfqnXtonF
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) July 16, 2021
He further said, “Youth are the future of the nation and Gujarat NCC Directorate is working very efficiently to make these cadets, with the slogan ‘Kargil Ke Veeron Ko Gujarat Ka Aabhaar’, responsible citizens of the country. Maximum students must endeavour to join the NCC activities to imbibe the values of patriotism, duty and discipline in life, which is very necessary for the unity of the nation.”
Major General Arvind Kapoor, Additional Director General, Gujarat NCC Directorate thanked the Chief Minister for his motivational and inspirational words and recognition of the endeavours of Gujarat Directorate.
These 30,000 cards made by the NCC cadets of Gujarat will be appropriately packed and ceremoniously dispatched to HQs Northern Command, Udhampur, carried by the Western Railway, by train from Ahmedabad to Jammu and further onto Udhampur. At Udhampur, on July 20, all the cartons containing these cards are expected to be ceremoniously received by Lieutenant General YK Joshi UYSM AVSM VrC SM, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command.
The General officer, who was then a Lieutenant Colonel, in the Kargil war, led the 13th Battalion of the JAK RIF in Dras, and was awarded the Vir Chakra gallantry award in this action. For these NCC cadets and the youth of the Nation, Lieutenant General YK Joshi is an icon to emulate and this will motivate more youth to initially join the NCC and subsequently the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Between July 21-25 these cards will be handed over to all the soldiers deployed in the Kargil sector, as a mark of gratitude from the cadets of the State of Gujarat.
CM to kickoff Kargil Vijay Diwas Blood Donation Drive
On July 26,, while a solemn function would be held at the Kargil War Memorial, Dras, simultaneously the ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas Blood Donation Drive’ would be held at the five NCC Groups of the Gujarat NCC Directorate, all over Gujarat, at Ahmedabad, Vadodra, Jamnagar, Rajkot and VV Nagar, with due covid protocols.
The Chief Minister of Gujarat would be the Chief Guest for the main function at NCC Group Headquarters, Law garden, Ahmedabad on this day.
A total of 500 NCC cadets would donate blood, as a mark of respect for all the soldiers who laid down their lives in the Kargil War, while fighting for the nation, as also those presently serving the Nation.
This would be Gujarat states major contribution, through the NCC cadets of Gujarat, towards recognizing the contribution made by the Armed Forces, during the Kargil War, and also motivate the youth of the State, to meet their social service and community development responsibilities, as part of nation building.
