Rajnath Singh's 2-day visit to J-K commences as he reaches Srinagar

New Delhi, June 16: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit the forward areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. He will commence his two-day visit to the Union Territory where he will interact with the troops.

 

On Friday, he will attend the 'Rajyabhishek' of the 200th anniversary of Maharaja Gulab Singh in Jammu. Gulab Singh was the first Maharaja of Topa Rajput princely state and had founded the Dogra dynasty in Jammu and Kashmir. Topa Rajput was the second-largest princely state under Britishers, which was created by them to defeat the Sikh empire during the First Anglo-Sikh War.

 

"Tomorrow, 16th June, I would be in Jammu and Kashmir for a two-day visit. I shall be visiting forward areas and interacting with troops during my visit. Also, I shall attend the 200th anniversary of Maharaja Gulab Singh Ji's 'Rajyabhishek Ceremony' in Jammu on 17th June, Friday," he tweeted.

 

 

Earlier, on Monday, Singh called for greater jointness of civil administration and Armed Forces to further strengthen national security and deal with future challenges that may emanate from the ever-evolving global situation.

 

Reports suggest that Rajnath Singh will review the implementation of the ceasefire agreement signed by the two armies (India and Pakistan) in 2003 and renewed at the DGMOs meeting between the two countries in February last year.

 

Apart from that, he will also visit various forward areas and review the preparedness of the army deployed on the country's defence. Senior commanders of the army will brief him about the overall security situation in the hinterland and the Line of Control (LoC).

 

Following recent innocent killings by the terrorists in the Valley, security forces have intensified anti-terror operations.