- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen R P Kalita on 21 November, 2022 dedicated the extended and renovated War Memorial at Tawang to the nation on the 60th year of the 1962 Indo-China war.
- The War Memorial, in the picturesque township of Tawang, commemorates the martyred soldiers of the 1962 war.
- Khandu, who paid his respects to the martyrs of the war at the memorial, reaffirmed that “1962 was history and will never be repeated ever”.
- “In 1962, the scenario was very different. The infrastructure in the region was very poor. Despite that the Indian Army fought bravely and sacrificed thousands of lives to protect the motherland. But today, we are not what we were in 1962,” he said.
- Khandu credited the BJP government led by Narendra Modi for the infrastructural boost in Arunachal Pradesh and North East.
- “The vast infrastructural development in the last eight years witnessed in the region, particularly along the border has been unprecedented. It is benefitting not only the civilians but has strengthened the presence and logistics of the Indian Army in leaps and bounds,” he said.
- The chief minister said that in the coming years, highways would be built along the border from Arunachal’s west to east.
Arunachal Pradesh CM Dedicates Renovated Tawang War Memorial To The Nation
