17-05-2025
Tributes paid to 1962 war brave hearts
Ranchi: Hundreds of people on Saturday paid tributes to the soil of
Rezang-La
, the site where 120 army personnel laid down their lives during the
1962 Sino-India war
, which was kept in a 'Kalash' for the public at the IMA Bhavan.
Organised by the
Akhil Bhartiya Yadav Mahasabha
, the Kalash will travel through 19 states and reach New Delhi on November 18.
RJD's state vice-president Anita Yadav, the in-charge of the procession in Jharkhand, said the Kalash was then taken on a tour of the city to educate the denizens about the battle of Rezang-La before it headed to Ramgarh.
Dinesh Yadav, general secretary of All India Yadav Mahasabha, said, "Yadavs form a large section in Indian army and many of them have been martyred in the line of duty.
The community has been raising demand for a separate battalion for it for past 100 years."
Welcoming the Centre's decision to conduct caste-based census, Dinesh said political parties can no longer ignore the community.
