Valentine’s Day 2020: Kalinga Sena observes Shahid Shradhanjali Diwas

Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Sena members on Friday observed Shahid Shradhanjali Diwas to pay tribute to the martyrs of Pulwama attack and urged youths to refrain from celebrating Valentine’s Day 2020.

“We are requesting the youth to refrain from celebrating Valentine’s Day and observe the day as Shahid Shradhanjali Diwas to pay tribute to the jawans, who sacrificed their lives to protect the nation,” said a Kalinga Sena member.    

Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Friday paid his tribute to the martyrs of Pulwama Attack through his sand art at Puri beach in Odisha.

On February 14, 2019, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora (near Awantipora) in the Pulwama district.

The Pulwama attack had resulted in the deaths of 40 CRPF personnel.