India’s 1971 war victory, creation of Bangladesh marked liberation of people from oppression: WB Guv

KOLKATA: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday said the victory of Indian armed forces against Pakistan in the 1971 war marked the “liberation of people from oppression” and led to the creation of Bangladesh

Speaking after laying a wreath at the Vijay Smarak in Eastern Army Command headquarters Fort William here on Vijay Diwas, which commemorates the surrender of Pakistan’s army to the Indian armed forces on December 16, 1971, he said India knows how to “come together, think, and work together.”

“Not only for India, but for the entire democratic world, this day marks the liberation of people from oppression,” Bose said.