SHIMLA: Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar paid tribute to the gallant Indian Army soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in the Kargil war on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26^th July.

In his message, the Governor said,” The vigour and valour of the Indian Army in the Kargil War has been unparalleled and the whole nation stands beholden to the Kargil Heroes of the Indian Army”.

He said that Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed to pay homage to those Kargil war heroes, who “gave their today for our tomorrow”.

On this day we stand in salute to those martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice and have secured for our Kargil brethren free existence and peaceful life, the Governor said.

The Governor said that the contribution of our soldiers in the service of the nation was incomparable. He said that Himachal Pradesh is also known as Veer Bhoomi.

“The supreme sacrifice made by Saheed Vikram Batra and other great martyrs cannot be compensated, but we can get inspiration by remembering the sacrifice made by him.

The nation will always be indebted to him for this sacrifice”, said the Governor.