NEW DELHI: The 50-year-old Amar Jawan Jyoti (AJJ), under the arch of the majestic India Gate, is no more. A part of the eternal flame of AJJ was taken and “merged” with a similar flame at the adjoining National War Memorial (NWM) in a solemn ceremony on Friday, amidst a raging political slugfest and mixed reactions from military veterans.
The 30-minute ceremony saw chief of integrated defence staff Air Marshal B R Krishna lighting a ‘mashaal’ (torch) from the AJJ, which was then ceremoniously escorted by a tri-service guard contingent of over 100 military personnel to the NWM around 300 metres away.
