‘Amar Jawan Jyoti Is Not Being Extinguished, But Merged’ Says Government Sources

The Centre clarified after a controversy broke over extinguishing the eternal flame lit up at Amar Jawan Jyoti where a lot of misinformation was circulating and creating a stir in the social media.

According to the reports, Government sources stated that the flame of the Amar Jawan Jyoti is not being extinguished but is being merged with the flame at the National War Memorial. It was an odd thing to see that the flame at Amar Jawan Jyoti pays homage to the martyrs of the 1971 and other wars but none of their names is present there, says the government sources.

Further, the sources claimed that the names inscribed on the India Gate are of only some martyrs who fought for the British in World War I and the Anglo-Afghan War and thus is a symbol of our colonial past. The names of all Indian martyrs from all the wars, including 1971 and wars before and after it are housed at the National War Memorial.