Army Organises Motorcycle Rally To Mark 22 Years Of Kargil War Victory

Kargil Vijay Divas: As part of the bike rally, 25 bikers from Udhampur under "Dhruv Kargil Ride" will ride till the Kargil War Memorial in Drass.

The Northern Command of the Indian Army on Thursday organised a two-day motorcycle rally to commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas in Jammu and Kashmir, marking 22 years of victory of the Kargil War. Lt Gen Y K Joshi, General officer commanding (GOC) in C Northern Command, is leading the 25 bikers from Udhampur under "Dhruv Kargil Ride" which will end at Kargil War Memorial in Drass. Subedar Sanjay Kumar, a recipient of Param Vir Chakra, flagged off the Dhruv Kargil Ride. While speaking to media on the occasion, Lt Gen Y K Joshi said that this motorcycle rally is organised to remember the fallen heroes during operation Vijay. "Today, this effort of ours to organise this motorcycle rally is to remember the fallen heroes during operation Vijay and also to revive, rekindle and invigorate the spirit of patriotism among the youths. On July 7, I flew to "Batra top" in Sukhoi 30MKI, that was a day when one of my commander, Captain Vikram Batra, had laid down his life. Today, I am undertaking this motorcycle rally to remember all the fallen heroes who laid down their lives for the nation," said Lt Gen Y K Joshi.