‘Most Befitting’: Army Reacts Amid Row Over ‘Removal’ Of 1971 Victory Painting
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On the occasion of Vijay Diwas on December 16, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had claimed in the Lok Sabha that the painting had been removed from the army headquarters
The Indian Army said the 1971 surrender painting has been moved to the Manekshaw Centre. (Image: @adgpi/X)
The Indian Army on Tuesday responded to the controversy over the removal of the painting of Pakistan surrendering before India after the 1971 Bangladesh War from its headquarters. It said the iconic picture was not removed, but moved to its “most befitting place” on the occasion of Vijay Diwas on December 16.
On Monday (December 16), Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had claimed in the Lok Sabha that the painting was removed from the army headquarters.
“Today, that picture has been removed from the Army headquarters where the Pakistan Army is surrendering before the Indian Army,” she said.
