Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits forward post in Jammu & Kashmir, reviews India’s preparedness along LoC

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday reviewed the preparedness of the deployed forces on the line of control (LoC) and the international border (IB). He was briefed by senior field commanders about the situation in the hinterland and the borders.

TN National Desk

Updated Jun 16, 2022, 20:07 IST

Rajnath Singh

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New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday reviewed the preparedness of the deployed forces on the line of control (LoC) and the international border (IB).

He was briefed by senior field commanders about the situation in the hinterland and the borders.

The Defence Minister also shared photographs of his meeting and said that the zeal and spirit of the soldiers of the Indian Army remain high in every situation.

Earlier today, he called the Border Security Force the ‘fencing wire of the country’.

Addressing the Indian Armed Forces personnel of the Baramulla Cantt, the Defence Minister said, “Pakistan has its policy of ‘bleed India with 1000s of cuts’, but BSF remains the fencing wire of the country because of which they themselves get cut.

Country trusts you, they know you are ready for any situation, he added.

After his address, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had lunch with Army officials in Baramulla.

Prior to his address, the Defence Minister paid homage to army jawans who lost their lives in the Galwan Valley clash two years ago in 2020.

At least 20 Indian soldiers had lost their lives in a violent fight with the Chinese PLA in eastern Ladakh in June 2020.

“Remembering the heroes of Galwan who fought valiantly for the honour of the country and laid down their lives on June 15-16, 2020. Their courage, bravery and supreme sacrifice will never be forgotten. I pay homage to those brave hearts,” he said in a tweet.

Earlier in the day, the Defence Minister arrived in Srinagar and was received at Srinagar International Airport by GOC-in-C northern command Lt General Upendra Dwivedi, GOC of 15 corps Lt General Amardeep Singh Aujla, and other senior army officers.

On Friday, he will also attend the 200th anniversary of Maharaja Gulab Singh’s ‘Rajyabhishek’ ceremony in Jammu.

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