To pay homage to the 1971 war heroes, Border Security Force personnel ran a 180–kilometer relay race at Anupgarh in Rajasthan’s Bikaner. The race which was held between the night of December 13-14, was completed in 11 hours and saw the participation of 930 men and women. Each of the Jawans ran about 400-500 meters.
Kiran Rijiju minister of (State for Youth Affairs and Sports) shared a video of the race and encouraged the participants. “BSF honoured the war heroes of 1971 war today in style! 180 km baton relay race was run by 930 BSF boys and girls in the midnight at the international border and completed in less than 11 hours,” tweeted Rijiju.
BSF honoured the war heroes of 1971 war today in style! 180 km baton relay race was run by 930 BSF boys and girls in the mid night at international border and completed in less then 11 hours. pic.twitter.com/EeBZ5V16aQ
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) December 14, 2020
The event was held at the APJ Abdul Kalam Stadium in Anupgarh, where the soldiers from BSF who were involved in the 1971 war were paid due respects. It was part of Vijay Diwas celebrations, which are held every year to mark the great victory liberating Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971.
#bsfindia #1971War #BSF1971 https://t.co/ZSflSAbU7H pic.twitter.com/nmm86iE7f1
— BSF RAJASTHAN (@BSF_Rajasthan) December 14, 2020
The liberation war was fought from December 3, 1971, to December 16, 1971,when Pakistan surrendered and called for a unilateral casefile.
On this auspicious day even Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tribute to the soldiers by lightning the ‘Swarna Vijay Mashal’ on National War Memorial, Delhi.
On Vijay Diwas we recall the unwavering courage of our armed forces that resulted in a decisive victory for our nation in the 1971 war. On this special Vijay Diwas, had the honour of lighting the ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ at the National War Memorial. pic.twitter.com/ERHoWF6GxF
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 16, 2020
