Rajnath Singh issues commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of 50th anniversary of ‘Swarnim Vijay Diwas’ at National War Memorial in Delhi. Nation celebrates 'Vijay Parv', salutes 1971 war veterans; PM Modi pays homage to heroes. Exactly fifty years ago today, around 93,000 Pakistani troops had surrendered before the joint forces of the Indian Army and the "Mukti Bahini", paving the way for the formation of Bangladesh.