Citizens and Soldiers jointly hold Candlelight vigil at Indo-Pak War Memorial named after Param Vir Chakra Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid 4 Granadiers, at Assal Uttaar in Khem Karan Sector in District Amritsar on Wednesday night.Organizations of Ex Servicemen including ‘Indian Ex-servicemen League’, ‘Sanjha Morcha’ and 'State Ex-servicemen Welfare Association' besides citizens of the area jointly hold the 'Wake up Indian Nation' Rally .During '65 War, Pakistan attacked India on Sept 6 and targeted Khem Karan sector with repeated probing attacks on the night of Sept 8, followed by final assault with Patton Tanks on Sept 10. The attack was repulsed under command of Shaheed Abdul Hamid who destroyed seven Patton Tanks before suffering fatal wounds. On 45thAnniversary of Indo-Pak War, Dr. M.S. Randhawa and Capt. C.S. Sidhu, Co-Conveners of the Joint Panel of Citizens Soldiers said that a ‘Wake up call to Nation’ by playing patriotic forewarning song ” Vatan ki abroo khatre mein hai, hoshiar ho jao’ at public functions has been given to emphasize that the ‘danger from China and Pakistan was real and imminent,’ not withstanding denials from both sides. Citizens-Soldiers’ Joint Panel deplored that instead of taking the nation in confidence, the Defence Ministry was “trying to down play and conceal the facts to cover up its long un-preparedness and incompetence.” The Panel urged upon the Centre Government to settle forthwith, all long pending grievances of Soldiers those were feeling down graded and “demoralized right from bottom to top” i.e. from Sepoy to Chiefs of the Defence Forces. The Panel maintained that the “citizens of India are ready to bear any exclusive surcharge or tax to give army-men their dues without further delay.” The Panel argued that “we can not afford to neglect our soldiers when we need them most,” in face of extremely serious internal and external security threats to our beloved motherland, from Global Terrorist Groups, Naxalite insurgency, Taliban and hostile neighboring countries like China and Pakistan. The grievances of soldiers include, ‘One Rank-One Pension’, Separate Pay Commission for Armed Forces, Job Security to Soldiers up to 60 years of age and rehabilitation of army widows, besides Restoration of protocol fifth position to Chief of Defense Forces.