India’s government has moved a commemorative flame that was lit 50 years ago to honor Indian soldiers killed in a 1971 war with Pakistan to a new National War Memorial that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi nearly three years ago.
This handout photograph provided by the Indian Army shows a flame being lit at the war memorial in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government came under fire from the opposition on Friday for shifting"an eternal flame” honoring Indian soldiers killed in the 1971 war with Pakistan to a new National War Memorial he inaugurated nearly three years ago.
The move triggered strong protests from opposition leaders, who said extinguishing the “eternal flame” was tantamount to erasing history. The government said the flame was relocated because all homage ceremonies will now be conducted at the National War Memorial. Rahul Gandhi, a top opposition Congress party leader, accused the government of “removing history.” The flame at India Gate was lit by his grandmother, then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in 1972."The flame at the India Gate is not extinguished, but it is being merged with the flame at the National War Memorial,” Gupta said.
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