Noida: As in the past, the 76th Republic Day was celebrated with great fervour at Noida Shaheed Smarak. Keeping the bonhomie alive, families of 42 martyrs, veterans, students and common people of Gautam Budh Nagar paid tributes to their 42 brave martyrs.

It is the only tri-service memorial in our country, dedicated to the nation on 13th April 2002 by the then-three service chiefs. Even passersby joined the event to pay tributes to the martyrs and join the event.

Lt Gen GL Bakshi lays the first floral tribute

Lt Gen GL Bakshi, PVSM (Retd) President of the institution laid the first floral tribute at the Samadhi Sthal. Thereafter, families of martyrs, Lt Gen YP Khurana, PVSM; Surinder Verma, RC Chadha; Major General DK Sen, AVSM, Acting Executive Director, Brigadier Arun Bali, Colonels Shashi Vaidya, OP Mehta, IP Singh, Subhash Sharma, Prashant Gupta, Vanish Rai, Sanjay Kharbanda and Mahendra Kumar; Commander Narinder Mahajan; (all retired), Executive Committee Members of the Society, Mrs Neogi, Principal, Army Public School along with her staff; and citizens of Gautam Budh Nagar paid floral tributes.

Sweets also distributed

Sweets were distributed to the staff who take care of the beautiful Shaheed Smarak. Speaking to the media, Commander Narinder Mahajan informed that the Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony will be held on Saturday, 15 February 2025.

General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of Army Staff, will release the Souvenir 2025. The members of the Society showed solidarity and paid their true tributes to the martyrs paying respect to them. The event was duly attended by passersby passing by the Shaheed Smarak.