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Vijay Diwas goes uncelebrated

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Harbhajan Kaur, mother of Satnam Singh Parmar, who laid down his life in the Kargil war, weeping in front of her son's portrait in the Hall of Fame, war memorial museum, in Jalandhar on Saturday, on the occasion of Vijay Diwas.

NEW DELHI JULY 26. Vijay Diwas, celebrated to mark the eviction of Pakistani troops from Indian positions in Kargil sector in 1999, went without celebrations or a memorial service for the second year running.

No official function was organised to remember the valiant feat of 500 jawans and officers who sacrificed themselves recapturing numerous posts in icy heights.

Asked about it, Army officials said they had not received intimation of any function to mark the day.

Last year, even at the height of border mobilisation with Pakistan, the Defence Minister, George Fernandes, and the three service chiefs had laid wreaths at the martyr's memorial here. But this year, the function at India Gate was also not held.

Official sources said the Government took a conscious decision not to celebrate the victory in view of the thaw in India-Pakistan ties.

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