Hoshiarpur - On the occasion of Army Day, Bharat Vikas Parishad visited the war memorial and paid homage to the great soldiers of the country. In the tribute ceremony organized under the leadership of President Rajinder Maudgil, the state convener and eminent social worker Sanjeev Arora specially arrived and paid homage. On this occasion Mr. Arora said that every year 15th January is celebrated as Army Day. In 1949, First Marshal of the Army KM Cariappa took over as Commander-in-Chief from the last British General Francis Butcher and was the first Army Chief of Independent India. Since that day this day is celebrated as Army Day. Mr. Arora said that since the independence of the country till now the brave soldiers of our army have saved us by sacrificing their lives for the country. He said that we are proud of our army and our martyrs will continue to be the inspiration of our youth for the rest of the world and it is only because of their inspiration that today's youth are ready to serve the country by joining the Indian Army. On this occasion, Rajinder Moudgil said that the Indian Army is one of the most powerful forces in the world and our brave soldiers are serving the country while facing difficult situations. He said we can never clear their debt. Mr. Modgil said that hundreds of our soldiers of Hoshiarpur have died in the service of the country and even today thousands of soldiers are doing their duty in the service of the country. On this occasion Shakha Bagga, Vijay Arora, Naveen Kohli, Kulwinder Singh Sachdeva, Tarsem Modigal, Amit Sharma, Jagdish Aggarwal, Nitin Gupta, Kulwant Singh Pasricha, Deepak Mahinderatta, Ravinder Bhatia and other dignitaries saluted the soldiers and paid their respects. offered flowers.