New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday performed the ''Shastra puja''(worship of weapons) ceremony at Sukna War Memorial in Darjeeling on the occasion of Dussehra (Vijayadashami). Singh in a tweet said that he will visit the Nathula area of Sikkim and meet the soldiers of the Indian Army, today.
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विजयादशमी पर्व पर आयोजित शस्त्रपूजन समारोह में भाग ले रहा हूँ। हमसे जुड़िए https://t.co/sNQyKUm9f0
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 25, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">विजयादशमी पर्व पर आयोजित शस्त्रपूजन समारोह में भाग ले रहा हूँ। हमसे जुड़िए https://t.co/sNQyKUm9f0
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 25, 2020विजयादशमी पर्व पर आयोजित शस्त्रपूजन समारोह में भाग ले रहा हूँ। हमसे जुड़िए https://t.co/sNQyKUm9f0
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 25, 2020
While speaking to reporters after performing the 'Shastra puja', he said, "India wants that the Indo-China border tension should end and peace should be preserved. Also, I am confident that our army will not let anyone take even an inch of our land."
The defence minister had performed ''Shastra Puja'' in the French port city of Bordeaux during Dussehra last year as he was on a bilateral visit to the country then.
Singh has been performing ''Shastra Puja'' during Dussehra for the last several years including during his tenure as the Union Home Minister in the previous NDA government.
"Best wishes to all the countrymen on the Vijayadashami festival. On this auspicious occasion today, I will visit the Nathula area of Sikkim and meet the soldiers of the Indian Army and will also be present in the Shastra Pujan ceremony," Singh said in a tweet.
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सभी देशवासियों को विजयदशमी पर्व की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।
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आज के इस पावन अवसर पर मैं सिक्किम के नाथूला क्षेत्र में जाकर भारतीय सेना के जवानों से भेंट करूँगा एवं शस्त्र पूजन समारोह में भी मौजूद रहूँगा।
">सभी देशवासियों को विजयदशमी पर्व की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 25, 2020
आज के इस पावन अवसर पर मैं सिक्किम के नाथूला क्षेत्र में जाकर भारतीय सेना के जवानों से भेंट करूँगा एवं शस्त्र पूजन समारोह में भी मौजूद रहूँगा।सभी देशवासियों को विजयदशमी पर्व की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 25, 2020
आज के इस पावन अवसर पर मैं सिक्किम के नाथूला क्षेत्र में जाकर भारतीय सेना के जवानों से भेंट करूँगा एवं शस्त्र पूजन समारोह में भी मौजूद रहूँगा।
Singh on Saturday visited the Headquarters of 33 Corps at Sukna in Darjeeling and reviewed situation and preparedness in the Eastern Sector. The Defence Minister was accompanied by Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane. His visit comes amid border tensions with China in Eastern Ladakh. The minister attended a cultural event.
Addressing the soldiers, he said the Trishakti Corps has a golden history. "The Trishakti Corps has a great golden history. Especially in 1962, 1967, 1971 and 1975, this Corps demonstrated examples of valour. It has been excellent," he said.
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