<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said that October 22 will always remain a black day.<br />''<br />''However, at the same time it is also a moment of history for us to make both the elderly and the younger generation aware that Pakistan did not only shed the blood of the people and Kashmiriyat, it tried to divide us, which we have failed with our unity and goodwill.<br />''<br />''Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha made these remarks during his inaugural address of the National Symposium and Exhibition on "Memories of 22 October 1947" at Kashmir International Convention Centre (KICC) in Srinagar today.<br />''<br />''During his address, the Lt Governor observed that the two-day Symposium and Exhibition is a medium to expose the atrocities inflicted by the Pakistani government and its army upon innocent women, children, and men of Jammu & Kashmir on October 22, 1947.<br />''<br />''He added that the day reminds us of all the atrocities meted out by Pakistan and its army on innocent civilians including young kids and women.<br />''<br />''Even after 73 years, the pain and terrors of Operation Gulmarg of Pakistan are fresh in our memories.<br />''<br />''Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism, Sh. Prahlad Singh Patel graced the occasion through virtual mode.      <br />''<br />''Calling upon the people, the Lt Governor observed that both, the young and the old, need to know about these dark hours of our history and how Pakistan has tried to create a divide between our nation as well as our communal harmony and unity.  <br />''<br />''He said on this day, we remember Mahavir Chakra Awardee Brigadier Rajinder Singh and his troops, who, despite being heavily outnumbered, defended our borders, and laid down their lives while successfully keeping the enemy at bay.</span><br />