Published On : Fri, Jan 26th, 2018

On Republic Day, PM Modi pays tribute to the fallen soldiers

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to the soldiers at the Amar Jawan Jyoti ahead of the Republic Day parade.

Accompanying him are the three service chiefs — army, navy and air force — and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

After the PM lays a wreath, the buglers sound the Last Post’ and a 2 minute silence is observed at the Amar Jawan Jyoti.

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The Eternal flame at Amar Jawan Jyoti honours every unknown soldier who sacrificed his life in wars. It was erected in December, 1971, inaugurated by PM Indira Gandhi in 1979

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