Sir,
As its name signifies,Kargil Vijay Divas is celebrated in the honour of Kargil war heroes who did prefer to die with their boots on for the sake of the motherland. It is named after the “Operation Vijay” which was launched to clear the Kargil sector in 1999.
Due to the continuous infiltration of Pak soldiers and Kashmiri militants, Kargil war was fought for in excess of 60 days from May and did end on 26 July 1999 when the Indian soldiers regained control over the high outposts which had been lost to Pakistani intruders during the Kargil invasion. On 14 July Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (PM at that time) declared Operation Vijay a success. Government set conditions to talks with Pakistan and on July 26 Kargil conflict officially came to an end when Indian Army announced complete eviction of Pak intruders. This day reminds us of the valour of Indian soldiers who better chose to die than getting the motherland assaulted.
Yours etc….
Rajat Gupta
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