‘Supreme sacrifice will remain etched in nation’s memory’
NEW DELHI, Feb 14:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on this day in 2019 and said every Indian draws strength from their enduring courage.
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Vice President C P Radhakrishnan also paid tribute to the personnel who laid down their lives in the attack.
In a post on X, Modi said, “Remembering the brave heroes who laid down their lives in Pulwama on this day in 2019. Their devotion, resolve and service to the nation remain forever etched in our collective consciousness. Every Indian draws strength from their enduring courage”.
Vice President Radhakrishnan said the supreme sacrifice by the CRPF personnel will forever remain etched in the nation’s memory.
“I pay homage to the brave personnel who laid down their lives in the Pulwama terror attack. Their supreme sacrifice will forever remain etched in the nation’s memory and continues to inspire us to build a strong and secure India,” he said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also paid homage to the CRPF personnel killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, saying terrorism is the greatest enemy of humanity and India is firmly determined to eradicate it completely.
In a message posted on X, Shah said, “The country will always remain indebted to the courage, dedication, and sacrifices of our security forces and security agencies that confront terrorism.
“Terrorism is the greatest enemy of humanity, and India is firmly determined to eradicate it completely,” he said.
Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday paid tributes to CRPF personnel who died in the terror attack in Pulwama in 2019 and said their courage and devotion to the nation will always be remembered.
“My heartfelt tributes to our brave soldiers who were martyred in the daring terrorist attack in Pulwama in 2019. The nation will forever remain indebted to them for their supreme sacrifice in the defence of Mother India,” Gandhi said in a post on X.
Days later, India launched a retaliatory attack, which came to be known as the Balakot airstrike.
Kharge said the soldiers’ indomitable courage and unflinching devotion to the nation will forever be etched in our collective memory
“We pay our deepest homage to the brave martyrs of Bharat Mata, who laid down their lives in Pulwama,” the Congress chief posted on X.
Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said the day is a reminder of the sacrifice that soldiers and their families make for the country’s safety.
“We reiterate our pledge that we will never let their sacrifice go in vain, and will always strive to eliminate the forces of terror that took their lives,” he said in a post on X.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also paid tributes to soldiers who were killed in the attack.
“We shall forever remain indebted to our martyrs and their families. The courage, dedication, service and martyrdom of our valiant soldiers are exemplary for all of us,” Vadra said in a post in Hindi on X. (PTI)
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