India celebrates Vijay Diwas to mark the 50th anniversary of India's victory over Pakistan and the liberation of Bangladesh in the 1971 war.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday participated in the Homage and Reception Ceremony of 'Swarnim Vijay Mashaals' at the National War Memorial in Delhi. Earlier, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh issued a commemorative stamp on the occasion of the 50th Vijay Diwas.
Meanwhile, Opposition parties launched a massive protest in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, demanding the removal of Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’ after investigators said his son Ashish Mishra and others mowed down farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in a “deliberate, pre-planned conspiracy”. In the Rajya Sabha, the Opposition continued to protest against the suspension of 12 lawmakers.
