AGARTALA: The participants in the Army’s 22-day-long pan-northeast car rally “Purvottar Bharat Parikrama”, were greeted in solemn functions in Tripura on Saturday. The car rally, which was flagged off on March 22 in Fort Williams, Kolkata, aims to reach out to the youth, freedom fighters, gallantry award winners, martyrs’ families, and common people in the northeastern region.
As a part of the welcome ceremony, several events were organized which included paying homage to freedom fighters and fallen heroes, felicitation of ‘Veer Naaris’ and ‘War veterans’, motivational lecture by Param Vir Chakra awardee honorary Capt Yogendra Singh Yadav (a Kargil war hero), and interaction with ex-servicemen.
Wreath-laying ceremonies and various other events were organized at the Albert Ekka War Memorial on the outskirts of Agartala city. Hailing from Jharkhand, Lance Naik Albert Ekka, who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, was killed in the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
“The car rally aims to strengthen nationalism and motivate youth to join the Indian Army. The initiative would serve as a unique platform to showcase the cultural diversity of the northeastern region, encourage tourism, and strengthen the bond between the people of the eight states and the rest of the country,” sources said. During the journey of the rally, a series of motivational programmes were held at various schools and colleges.
The rally, which comprises 38 members and 10 vehicles, will culminate on April 12 at Umroi in Meghalaya. The national project “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” is being conducted in collaboration with the North Eastern Council under the Department of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) of the Central government. (IANS)
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