16 December 2021, 133 B Modal Town East, Ghaziabad – Today here, Additional District Magistrate Nagar Shri Vipin Kumar and District Military Officer Commander Dr. A.K. Sharma paid tributes to the National Military Organization on the occasion of Victory Day on the completion of 50 years of the 1971 Hindustan Pakistan War. National President Vir Chakra recipient Col Tejendra Pal Tyagi was honored at his residence at 133 B Modal Town East, Ghaziabad.
Additional District Magistrate said that Colonel Tejendra Pal Tyagi is the only surviving Vir Chakra winner of Ghaziabad district. This decoration is done by the President of India only. The District Military Officer said that the Vir Chakra is a symbol of such bravery which can be found only in the battlefield and is given in the battlefield also in front of the enemy and death and for doing more work than one's duty, hence most of the brave. Chakras are found posthumously. Those who are alive can be counted in the fingers.
Colonel Tejendra Pal Tyagi said that in 1971, Pakistan made physical surrender on the eastern border and Pakistan made mental surrender on the western border. That is why on this day Bangladesh also celebrates Vijay Diwas and India also celebrates the year.
Colonel Tyagi said what did we get? We fed food to one crore people of Bangladesh for many months. We fed 93 thousand soldiers of Pakistan for many months, reared them and returned them with respect.
3600 square kilometer area and 500 Pakistan villages were taken by us by fighting, which were returned in the Simla Agreement. Neither P O K was found nor our POW. After three years, the pension of the army was also reduced from two thirds to half. The problem of Kashmir remains as it is.
Victory Day has to be celebrated but now it should be decided that mercy and forgiveness and tolerance can be part of personal character and not of national character. On the 50th anniversary of the 1971 war, I want to take this pledge to the countrymen that now we will work on the same principle except kindness and non-violence in matters of security of the country.