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When Indian soldiers are kicked in Kashmir, Delhiites respond by offering salute - Watch video
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 14 last year had appealed to the nation to honour and respect soldiers who lay down their lives guarding the borders.
Delhi: Addressing a gathering of ex-servicemen, war widows and students in Bhopal on the occasion of inauguration of Shaurya Smarak state war memorial, constructed by the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 14 last year had appealed to the nation to honour and respect soldiers who lay down their lives guarding the borders.
He had said that in foreign countries, often when sitting at airports or railways stations one sees that soldiers are given standing ovation by civilians even when they just pass by.
PM Modi had asked, "Can we make this effort slowly and develop a tradition to show respect to our defence forces?"
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It seems that people are paying heed to what PM had urged them to do a couple of months back.
Watch the video below to see as to what happened at Indira Gandhi International airport: