'Sacrifices of brave martyrs will never be forgotten', PM hails the courage of CRPF personnel on valour day
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New Delhi, April 09: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the courage of Central Reserve Police Force personnel on the organisation's 'shaurya divas' or valour day. "I salute this brave force and remember the bravery of our CRPF personnel in Gujarat’s Sardar Patel Post in 1965. The sacrifices of the brave martyrs will never be forgotten", he said taking to twitter.
In the intervening night of 8 and 9 April 1965, nearly 3500 men from the 51st Infantry of Pakistani Army invaded India at Sardar Post. The mission of the Pakistani Army was to capture the Indian Territory defended by Sardar Post. The Sardar post was being guarded by two battalions of CRPF which comprised of roughly 150 soldiers. The CRPF soldiers were no match in terms of arsenal compared to the Pakistani Army.
The courage of @crpfindia is widely known. On CRPF Valour Day today, I salute this brave force and remember the bravery of our CRPF personnel in Gujarat’s Sardar Patel Post in 1965. The sacrifices of the brave martyrs will never be forgotten.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 9, 2020
The 51st Infantry of Pakistani Army invaded India comprised 18 Punjab battalion, 8 Frontier Rifles, and 6 Baluch battalion. In addition, the terrain was disadvantageous for the Indian forces. In the fight ensued the Pakistani Army made three attempts to overrun the post. The CRPF soldiers thwarted every attempt with a brilliant display of courage and strategic intelligence.
The battle lasted for 12 hours and in the end, the Pakistani Army fled the battleground leaving behind 34 of their men dead, which included two officers. Another four soldiers were captured alive. On that night, the CRPF lost six of its brave soldiers. Ever since April 9 is observed by the CRPF as the Valour Day or Shaurya Diwas.
देश की सुरक्षा में तैनात @crpfindia के शूरवीरों ने अपने पराक्रम और राष्ट्रभक्ति से 09/04/1965 को गुजरात के सरदार पोस्ट पर स्वर्णिम इतिहास लिखा था। उस असामान्य वीरता और बलिदान के स्मरण में मनाए जाने वाले 'शौर्य दिवस' की सभी को बधाई व शहीदों को श्रद्धांजलि।
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 9, 2020
Paying homage to the brave hearts, President Ram Nath Kovind said, "The Knights wrote golden history on the Sardar Post of Gujarat on 09/04/1965 with their valor and patriotism. Congratulations to everyone and tribute to the martyrs of 'Shaurya Divas', commemorating that unusual valor and sacrifice".
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