India, July 26 -- On the occasion of the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas, the family of Avnish Yadav, an Indian Army soldier who laid down his life in the Kargil War, says assurances made to the family and his village remain unfulfilled. Avnish was a native of Dalel Tola village in Sitabdiara on the Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border. He was martyred on September 4, 1999, during the Kargil conflict, defending India.

His mother, Somaro Devi, told PTI on Sunday, July 26, that despite the passage of 26 years, promises made after her son's sacrifice have not been honoured.

Neither has a statue of the martyr been installed in the village nor a government hospital or a primary school have been named after him, as was promised, she said.

His father Shivji Ya...