India attains 63 years of tragic/dreaded 1962’s chines aggression India army, locals in Arunachal Pradesh still haunted by those memories, Army pays rich tribute to those martyrs who sacrificed in the Chines aggression
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TAWANAG (Arunachal Pradesh), October 24: India has passed 63 of haunting memories of sudden dreaded attack by the Chines’ Dragon Force crossing through the Bumla Pass of Indo-China International border at 15200 feet above the sea level on October 23 of 1962 which is historically recorded as “Chines Agression-1962”. During that time the communication status in that high altitude area was too poor. However, amidst that tough challenges and low key arms and ammunition a brave hero Jaswant Singh Rawat from the 4th Battalion of Garhwal Rifles Regiment stationed at Nuaranang in Arunachal Pradesh with only 16 Jawans from his unit played a crucial role in defending Indian Territory against the massive Chines attack. After hour long war at this high altitude point occurred at around 5 Am JCO, Rawot alongwith his fellow Jawans lost their live in the hands of the aggressive Chines dragon Army which are presently known as Peoples’ liberation Army (PLA). It was followed two times dreaded attack upon the second security post at Bumla itself wherein Subeder Jogindar Singh from First Sikh Regiment with 22 Jawan from his battalion fought with bravery against the Chines attackers to defend the Indian Territory and succeeded to push back the chines forces resulting into sever loss of Chines forces. However, Singh was surrounded and captured by the Chines Army, taken as prison of war (POW), three of the four survivors who escaped went on to narrate Joginder’s tale of raw courage and defiance which is how his exploits came to be known. This brave heart passed away in Chines captivity on the same date itself. He was given Param veer chakra for his bravery and tactics against a much larger enemy force. However, when the Chines learnt that Joginer Singh was given the Param Veer Chakra, they repatriated his ashes with full military honour on May 17, 1963.
Meanwhile commemorating valour of those wariors Indian Army supported by local administration and the local people have been observing various events to pay their higest tribute to those brave heroes. And leaving no exception to it on the historic day October 23 of the current year too the Tawang District administration, its local populace and the Indian army left no stone unturned to observe the day to commemorate them through a slew of events. As part of it paying rich tribute to the war heroes at several war memorials including Bum-La pass area, special briefing by the army on the day before the media, byke rally etc. were major event. During the visit to Indo-China Bum-La pass international Border area by this reporter, interacting with the Indian Army’s officials still being haunted with those days they briefed that for maintaining peace in the border area avoiding all sort of escalation both Indian army and Chines army use to hold frequent friendly meet including exchange of sweets and gift among the Indian army and Chines Army.
