On the 59th anniversary of the Battle of Rezang La, in which 13 Kumaon soldiers led by Major Shaitan Singh defeated several waves of Chinese forces during the 1962 war, India will get a newly renovated war memorial inaugurated by Defense Minister Rajnath. Leo 18 November.
The anniversary of the famous mythological battle is celebrated on 18 November.
Indian Army officials said, “The Rezang La War Memorial in the Eastern Ladakh sector was small and has now been expanded. It will now be much bigger than before and will be on the tourism map of the Ladakh Union Territory.” The general public including tourists will be allowed to visit the monument and border areas which will further popularize this mythological fight. The Defense Minister will inaugurate the war memorial along with Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat on November 18. there with him, he said.
The Defense Minister will travel to Leh on November 18 and from there he will proceed to Jhansi where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the closing ceremony of the National Defense Surrender Parv on the 193rd birth anniversary of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi.
A major three-day event involving defense forces along with a display of defense equipment will be organized from November 17-19.
The move to inaugurate the reconstructed war memorial at Rezang La is seen as a showcase of India’s might in an area that is very close to Chinese territory and is visible from the other side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
This story has been published without modification in text from a wire agency feed. Only the title has been changed.
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