Soldiers React After Centre Merges Amar Jawan Jyoti With Burning Flame At National War Memorial
The Amar Jawan Jyoti, which has been burning for the last 50 years at the India Gate in the country's capital New Delhi, has been merged with the eternal flame at the National War Memorial (NWM) on Friday. The memorial is located 400 metres from the India Gate. Integrated Defence Chief Air Marshal B.R. Krishna presided over the function. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate on his 125th birth anniversary, as a symbol of the country's 'indebtedness' to him. The Amar Jawan Jyoti was established in the memory of the Indian fighters who were martyred in the Indo-Pak war in 1971 and other wars as well. It was inaugurated on 26 January 1972 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The Nation War Memorial h...
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