Rajnath Singh arrives in Tezpur, for two-day visit to Assam, Arunachal Pradesh

Tezpur (Assam) [India], October 23 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday arrived in Tezpur for a two-day visit to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

During his two-day visit, Rajnath Singh is set to engage with the security personnel deployed in the strategically vital Tawang sector located in Arunachal Pradesh

Meanwhile, the Defence Minister will celebrate Dussehra with the soldiers in Tawang. Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande is accompanying the Defence Minister during his visit.

Sharing his itinerary and objectives for the visit, Singh took to ‘X’, (formerly Twitter) and wrote, “Today, 23rd October, I shall be reaching Tezpur on a 2-day visit to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. During my visit, I will interact with Armed Forces personnel deployed in the region and also visit forward areas”.

“Looking forward to celebrating Dussehra with the soldiers in Tawang”, he added.

Earlier this year, the Union Minister visited the Tawang sector to review security preparedness in the sector.

The Tawang sector is a disputed area given the Chinese Army has multiple times tried to intrude into the sector.

In December last year, People’s Liberation Army troops had transgressed the LAC in the Tawang Sector, the violation was met by the Indian troops in a firm and resolute manner. This face-off had led to minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had informed Parliament that Chinese forces had tried to “transgress” the Line of Actual Control and “unilaterally change the status quo” in the Yangtse area of the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh last week but the Indian troops prevented the bid, resulting in a “physical scuffle leading to injuries to a few personnel on both sides”.