Uri terror attack martyrs remembered

Haridwar, October 23

The Anubhuti Women and Child Welfare Committee paid tributes to Army soldiers, who lost their lives in the recent Uri and Poonch terrorist attacks, at its office at Arya Nagar here yesterday.

Candles were lit and women activists spoke of the contributions of Army personnel in saving the country and its people from cross-border terrorism.

President of the committee Kusum Gandhi urged people to light candles as a tribute to the valiant soldiers guarding the country.

Social activist Kamla Joshi said every citizen should remembered our soldiers by lighting a candle for them during Divali celebrations. This would boost the morale of the soldiers.

BJP district women president Rita Chamoli and senior leader Kamani Sadana lauded the key role played by National Security Adviser Ajit Dobhal and Vice-Chief of the Army Lt General Vipin Rawat, both of Uttarakhand origin, in the current scenario. They said people of the state had always been ahead in serving the country through armed forces, with hundreds of soldiers getting martyred in 1961, ’65 and ’71 wars against China and Pakistan and the Kargil war in 1999.

Manju Manu Rawat, Rashmi Chauhan, Renu Sharma, Anita Dayal, Sunita Joshi and Annapura paid tributes’.—TNS