Agartala :Dec 16: Indian Army troops joined dignitaries in paying tribute to martyrs of 1971 India Pakistan war on the occation of ‘Vijay Dibash’ (Victory Day) in Agartala.
Tripura’s Food and Urban Development Minister Manoj Kanti Deb, Arif Mohammed, Assistant High Commissioner Banglasesh, top army officials along with former officials paid tribute at the Albert Ekka Park, dedicated to martyrs’ of the 1971 war and has been established in Agartala’s Lichubagan.
Observed on December 16 every year, ‘Vijay Dibash’ marks India’s decisive military victory over arch-rival Pakistan that led to the creation of Bangladesh as an independent nation. Bangladesh’s people gratefully recognise the role of Indian army’s role in helping them defeat the brutal Pakistani army.
Other then security force personnel, retired army, navy and air force officers, Bangladesh Liberation freedom fighters and civil administration official were also present to pay tribute the war heroes. It was also on this day that the largest military surrender after World War II took place, when the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command, Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Arora accepted the instrument of surrender from Lt Gen AAK Niazi of the Pakistan Army at Dhaka. 93000 Pakistani troops and officers surrendered to the joint command of Indian army and Mukti Bahini.
