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Politicians and civil society members alike have criticised the Modi government for "memory erasure tactics" and having "no respect for tradition".
The eternal flame at Amar Jawan Jyoti is not being extinguished, but is being merged with the flame at the adjoining National War Memorial, government sources said amid criticism over the move.
The government has decided to extinguish it and merge it with the perennial flame burning at National War Memorial
The eternal flame at the Amar Jawan Jyoti remembering the faceless soldiers of the country who martyred their lives was extinguished and merged with the flame at nearby National War Memorial on Friday evening, an exercise that invited the wrath of the Opposition that targeted the Narendra Modi government for “attempting to rewrite history” and employ “memory erasure” tactics.
Air Vice-Marshal (retd) Manmohan Bahadur requested the Prime Minister to revoke the decision