New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Thursday met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in the national capital to congratulate him on being sworn in as the 11th CM of the state. Speaking to media after the meeting, CDS General Bipin Rawat said, "I just came here to congratulate him. He offered me sweets. We didn't talk about anything else. I told him that I'll meet him in Dehradun and whatever is needed for Uttarakhand government, we will provide to the state."
Notably, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is also slated to meet the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today. Sources said that it will be a courtesy call as the CM will be meeting the NSA for the first time.
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Earlier in the afternoon, Pushkar Singh Dhami also met Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy and requested the development of IDPL, Rishikesh as a special tourism zone. He further informed the Tourism Minister about the project in which a biodiversity part, international convention centre, resort, hotel, and wellness centre is being planned in an area of around 600 acres in Rishikesh.