“We must take inspiration from supreme sacrifices and exemplary courage of our brave soldiers who have always stood firm in upholding the sovereignty and integrity of the country.” Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta said this, while speaking at a programme organized by Forum for Awareness of National Security (FANS) to pay homage to 900 Indian soldiers who laid down their lives for liberating Palestinian port of Haifa in 1918.The Speaker lauded the bravery of Jodhpur and Maysore lancers who made supreme sacrifices and liberated Haifa from the clutches of tyranny oppression. The youth must follow the message of nationalism and brotherhood given by these brave sons of soil, who sacrificed their lives for attaining freedom for people of foreign nation (Israel), he added.
Conservator of Forests, Naveen K Shah, while speaking on the occasion said that the citizens must come forward and play their role in helping the security agencies to fight the nefarious designs of anti national elements. He further said that a normal citizen cannot go to the borders for taking on the enemy directly but can ensure that the economic security, social security and ecological security of the country is safeguarded. MLC, Ramesh Arora, President J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu Abinav Sharma and Vice President FANS Vijay Singh were also present in the programme.