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The Assam Chief Minister – Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that state administration intends to organize an event ceremony on April 23, to honour servicemen who took part in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

Following a meeting with cabinet ministers and officials, Sarma announced that the Union Defence Minister – Rajnath Singh will grace the event as its Chief Guest.

Taking to Twitter, the Assam CM wrote “To honour the supreme sacrifice of soldiers who took part in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, an award ceremony will be held on April 23, which will be graced with the presence of Adarniya Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh Ji. Reviewed the preparations along with Cabinet colleagues.”

To honour the supreme sacrifice of soldiers who took part in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, an award ceremony will be held on April 23, which will be graced with the presence of Adarniya Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh Ji. Reviewed the preparations along with Cabinet colleagues pic.twitter.com/B079LRtgYK

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 18, 2022

He claimed that, despite the fact that numerous commanders and defence professionals from the northeastern region played a key part in the Bangladesh Liberation War, little was known about their sacrifices and achievements.

“These officers trained and equipped tens of thousands of Mukti Bahini freedom fighters to battle the Pakistani army,” Sarma remarked.

Its worthy to note that during the 9-months long Bangladesh-Liberation War, thousands of security personnel and citizens from the northeastern states aided the “Mukti-Yoddha” (Bangladesh’s Independence Fighters), and over 20,00,000 Bangladeshi refugees sought safety in Assam, Meghalaya & Tripura.