Tributes paid to 1962 war brave hearts

Ranchi: Hundreds of people on Saturday paid tributes to the soil of Rezang-La, the site where 120 army personnel laid down their lives during the 1962 Sino-India war, which was kept in a ‘Kalash' for the public at the IMA Bhavan.

Organised by the Akhil Bhartiya Yadav Mahasabha, the Kalash will travel through 19 states and reach New Delhi on November 18.

RJD's state vice-president Anita Yadav, the in-charge of the procession in Jharkhand, said the Kalash was then taken on a tour of the city to educate the denizens about the battle of Rezang-La before it headed to Ramgarh.

Dinesh Yadav, general secretary of All India Yadav Mahasabha, said, "Yadavs form a large section in Indian army and many of them have been martyred in the line of duty.

The community has been raising demand for a separate battalion for it for past 100 years."

Welcoming the Centre's decision to conduct caste-based census, Dinesh said political parties can no longer ignore the community.