New Delhi: Amar Jyoti or “Abadi Flame” at the Indian Gate Iconic will be extinguished after 50 years on Friday and joined the flame in the commemoration of the National War (NWM) side by side on the day of the Republic of this year.
“The part of the flame at Amar Jyoti Johoti will be taken to NWM during a serious ceremony to combine two fire around 3:30 p.m.
on Friday.
The ceremony will be led by the Head of the Integrated Defense Staff, Marshal Air BR Krishna,” said an official of the Ministry of Defense Thursday.
The Indian gate was built by the British for the memory of 84,000 Indian soldiers who killed fighting for the Empire in World War-I and Afghan campaigns.
Amar Jyoti Jyoti, in turn, was built under the arch by the Government of Indira Gandhi to honor 3,843 the army who died released Bangladesh in 1971.
All national level functions to pay homage to fallen soldiers, including the Republican Day and Independence Day had shifted from Amar Jawan Jyoti to NWM after being inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2019.
“Names of 26,466 fallen soldiers, who put their lives in war operations and counter-rebellion since independence, engraved on the walls of NWM.
All our heroes are respected there every day In a ceremony, “the official added.
There was a divided opinion on the decision of the government of Modi to extinguish Amar Jyoti Janoti.
“This is a blasphemy …
Amar Johan Jyoti holds a special place in the hearts of our citizens,” said a veteran who did not want to be named.
However, the others did not see anything wrong with that step.
“The Indian gate was built to pay homage to the army who died in World War-I and before.
Amar Jyoti Jawan was then added as an ad hoc setting.
Now we have the right NWM, it is appropriate to shift the eternal fire to the new location,” said the former Head of Force Sea Admiral (Retd) Arun Prakash.