After J&K Visit, Rajnath Singh To Visit Bhuj Air Force Station Today

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Last Updated:May 16, 2025, 10:25 IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh connected Thursday met and addressed the Indian Army soldiers astatine Badami Bagh Cantt successful Srinagar. It was his archetypal sojourn aft the Pahalgam attack.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. (IMAGE: X)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is acceptable to sojourn the Bhuj Air Force presumption successful Gujarat contiguous aft concluding his sojourn to Jammu and Kashmir. The sojourn by the defence curate comes days aft the Pahalgam violent attack, that claimed 26 lives.

Taking to X, Singh informed astir his sojourn and wrote, “Leaving New Delhi for Bhuj (Gujarat). Looking guardant to interact with our courageous Air Warriors astatine Bhuj Air Force Station. Also, I shall beryllium visiting Smritivan – a memorial and depository envisioned by PM Shri @narendramodi arsenic a tribute to those who mislaid their lives successful the 2001 earthquake."

Leaving New Delhi for Bhuj (Gujarat). Looking guardant to interact with our courageous Air Warriors astatine Bhuj Air Force Station.Also, I shall beryllium visiting Smritivan – a memorial and depository envisioned by PM Shri @narendramodi arsenic a tribute to those who mislaid their lives successful the 2001…

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 16, 2025

Bhuj, which shares a borderline with Pakistan, was among the states targeted by Pakistani drones during the four-day subject enactment betwixt India and Pakistan. The Indian Armed Forces person successfully neutralised the Pakistani drones.

Notably, Pakistani drones were sighted astatine 26 locations successful India, from Baramulla successful Jammu and Kashmir to Bhuj successful Gujarat.

On his visit, the Defence Minister volition beryllium briefed astir the existent information concern and operational preparedness by elder commanders.

Singh volition besides interact with the Indian Army personnel, acknowledging their courage, operational excellence, and precocious morale successful the look of emerging threats, particularly successful the domain of drone warfare.

Rajnath Singh’s Jammu-Kashmir Visit

Meanwhile, during his sojourn to Srinagar, Singh met and addressed the Indian Army soldiers astatine Badami Bagh Cantt, Srinagar. During his address, Singh stressed that India has ever prioritised bid and ne'er supported war; however, erstwhile its sovereignty is attacked, it is indispensable to respond.

If Pakistan continues to enactment terrorism, it volition wage a heavier price, helium said.

He besides launched a scathing onslaught astatine Pakistan implicit its economical situation and said, “Pakistan jahan khada ho jata hai wahin spot maangne walon ki enactment shuru hoti hai…", which astir translates to, “Wherever Pakistan stands, the enactment of beggars starts close there."

Singh besides appreciated PM Modi saying that the Prime Minister has “redefined India’s argumentation against terrorism, which present says that immoderate onslaught connected Indian ungraded volition beryllium considered arsenic an enactment of war".

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was accompanied by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Shri Omar Abdullah, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi and different elder officials of the Indian Army.

Singh besides paid homage to the guiltless civilians who were killed successful the violent onslaught and the soldiers who sacrificed their lives during Operation Sindoor. He besides wished a speedy betterment to the injured soldiers.

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