Echoing national pride on the Army day, largest farmers’ cooperative in India IFFCO has expressed solidarity with the Indian Army. Its Managing Director Dr U S Awasthi repeated the slogan of Lal Bahadur Shastri “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”.
Dr. U S Awasthi tweeted on Thursday “ Jai Jawan! Jai kisan! They r the ones who protect and preserve our country!! We should pay deep respect to them!! Happy # Indian Army Day.”
Interestingly, IFFCO prides itself in representing the second part of the slogan “Jai Kisan” and its latest initiative IFFCO Live is replete with advises for farmers from reduced uses of chemical fertilizers to unique harvesting techniques.
Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General (later Field Marshal) K. M. Cariappa’s taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday saluted the courage and valour of the Army on the occasion of 67th Army Day and said he was proud of their determination.
“On Army Day, I salute the indomitable courage and valour of our army. We are extremely proud of their dedication and determination,” he said in a statement.
All three service chiefs – Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag, chief of Naval Staff Admiral Robin K Dhowan and Air chief Marshal Arup Raha – paid tributes at the Amar Jawan Jyoti here at India Gate on Thursday morning.
