Bow To Memory Of Fighters Who Paved Way For Victory By Sacrificing Their Lives: President Murmu On Kargil Diwas

President Murmu, who is on a three-day visit to her home state Odisha, paid tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas.

President Murmu is currently on a three-day visit to her home state Odisha.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, President Droupadi Murmu paid her tribute to the bravehearts of the Kargil War in Cuttack, on Wednesday. The president, who is currently on a three-day visit to her home state Odisha, had paid homage to those who made a supreme sacrifice for the country in the 1999 war with Pakistan.

She recounted the valour of Padmapani Acharya from Odisha who was bestowed the Mahavir Chakra.

"Today on the glorious occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, all the countrymen remember the victory achieved by the extraordinary valour of our armed forces. On behalf of a grateful nation, I pay tribute and bow to the memory of the fighters who paved the way for victory by sacrificing their lives to protect the country. Their heroic stories will always inspire generations to come," she said while addressing the valedictory function on the occasion of 75 years of the establishment of Orissa High Court.

Murmu exhorted all concerned to work expeditiously to free the innocent who are languishing behind bars on trivial charges. She said because of delayed justice many lose the prime periods of their lives and that the victims too lose hope to see the guilty punished during their lifetime.

“This is a subject close to my heart and I have spoken about it on previous occasions also,” she said. The president reminded the legal fraternity of the court of the failures in the justice delivery system and asked the judges to fulfill their fundamental duties.

Murmu said the legal profession in the country has stood the test of time and has earned the trust and respect of its citizens. She congratulated the country's judiciary for being one of the pillars of the world’s largest democracy.

Commending the changes witnessed by the Orissa High Court during the past 75 years since Independence, she said any institution which does not change with time lags behind.