Union Minister Parshottam Rupala, VK Singh pays tribute to soldiers on ‘Haifa Liberation Day’
New Delhi [India], September 23: On the occasion of ‘Haifa Liberation Day’, RSS National Executive leader Indresh Kumar, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairy Parshottam Rupala and Minister of State for Civil Aviation, General (Retd) VK Singh paid tribute to soldiers at Teen Murti-Haifa Chowk in Delhi on Thursday. Isreal
Embassy’s Political Counselor Hodaya Avazada, NDMC Vice Chairman Satish Upadhyaya and many others also paid their respects on the occasion. Minister of State for Education Dr. Subhash Sarkar paid high tribute in his audio message as he was at Tawang, Aunachal Pradesh for a different programme.
Haifa Liberation Day is observed to mark the Battle of Haifa when on September 23, 1918, Indian soldiers from the Jodhpur, Mysore and Hyderabad Lancers liberated the city of Haifa in Israel.
On this occasion RSS leader Indresh Kumar mentioned that this place should be treated as our glorious heritage and all should pay tribute to the martyrs. Rejecting terrorism, RSS leader hailed Islam as a religion of peace, citing the Quran and also paying rich tributes to the Sufi tradition. He said Islam should be like Rasool and not as Talibanism. He welcome the people with an abiding belief in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, the world is one family. This is the spirit of India. This is the strength of our nation,” he said. “All our people, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Jains, Buddhists, the micro-minority of Parsis, believers, non-believers, are an integral part of India.” Speaking at the occasion, the union minister Parshottam Rupala said, “This is the occasion to commemorate the valour of Indian soldiers. This is the place that inspires the countrymen. I would like to remember the bravery of Dalpat Singh ji who led the soldiers
after the British commander fled during the critical times in the battle to capture Haifa.” “The spirit of valour with which Haifa was won back is still persistent in the jawans of our country. I would like to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji so that he named it Teen Murti-Haifa chowk so that it is connected to the actual site of the mighty place,” he
added.
Speaking at the occasion, VK Singh said, “We thank Indresh ji for taking initiatives to commemorate this day. Everyone knows the history to this day. During the First World War, when the Ottoman Empire and axis forces captured Haifa. They had modern weapons.” “British Forces and cavalry from India fought bravely to free Haifa. It was decided that
we would attack from difficult terrain on horses. This was an example of the valour of Indian forces when we fought with spears and swords and got Haifa back. Teen murtis are three sainiks of Jodhpur, Hyderabad and Mysore. The Prime Minister House used to be the residence of the British commander in chief,” he further said.
NDMC Vice Chairman Upadhyay said that he would ensure that the Haifa Liberation date is entered into the NDMC calendar. On Indo-Israel Friendship Forum’s Proposal to have a museum on Haifa, Upadhyay agreed to help in this matter by writing to concerned authorities. He also suggested; that in NDMC area any spot that has historical
significance needs to be highlighted as National Heritage.
