New Delhi: “It is the time when we should pay tribute to 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans who lost their lives in the 2019 Pulwama attack. India will never forget the martyrdom of the security personnel killed in last year’s Pulwama attack,” said.Dr. Sandeep Marwah Chief Scout For India and executive member of GCTC in a high profiled meeting set by GCTC at Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi to observe first anniversary of Balakot Stike.
“The Pulwama martyrs were extra ordinary, who devoted their lives to serving and protecting the nation, said Aditya Tikoo Secretary of Global Counter Terrorism Council and initiated the talks.
Lt. Gen.Syed Ata Hasnain Chancellor Central University of Kashmir and Former Military Secretary and GOC XV & XXI Corps, Air Marshal Anil Chopra former Member Armed Force Tribunal & former AOC Personel Indian Air Force and Lt. Gen Satish Duaformer Chief Integrated Defence Staff Ministry of Defence talked in length about the whole affair of Balakot Stike.
Dr. T.C. A. Raghavan IFS (Retd.) Director General ICWA and former Ambassador of India to Pakistan, Prabha Rao IPS (Retd.) Chairman Encourage Foundation and Garib Dass IPS (Retd.) IG PHQ Jammu and Kashmir Police explained, expressed and narrated their experiences to the large audience from different strata of life.
India has consistently maintained that the Balakot strike was a successful operation where IAF jets hit most of the targets and Pakistan managed to keep these damages hidden by blocking access to this place for over six weeks.