Union Home Minister concludes three-day visit to forward areas of J&K

Concluding his three-day visit from 21st to 23rd September, 2015 to the Forward Areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Rajnath Singh remarked that there are issues of road connectivity and telecom connectivity in Ladakh region where ITBP personnel are serving at very high altitude in the Forward Areas.

"Union Home Minister had to travel to DBO, Track Junction, Murgo, Burtse, Chungtash, Chusul and Chumar Border Outs Posts (BOPs) yesterday and today but due to bad weather, the visit by air to these BOPs could not be possible. Shri Rajnath Singh immediately decided to visit Loma, Dungti and Tagyarmale , BOPs by road," read a government statement.

The Home Minister travelled about 400 km by road yesterday and perhaps become the first Home Minister to spend night at Dungti BOP in the forward area with ITBP Jawans.

During his eight hours long journey, he interacted with local people at Hamiya and defence personnel at Chumathang.

Rajnath Singh said that it was an amazing learning experience for him.

“On reaching Tagyarmale post, I had the firsthand account of the situation near the Line of Actual Control (LAC)” he said.

The ITBP jawans were thrilled to have the Union Home Minister amidst them. They also shared their harsh and treacherous working conditions and freely expressed their experiences with the Union Home Minister, read the statement.

The Union Home Minister said that our ITBP jawans are working in extremely harsh and inhospitable conditions.

"I salute the ITBP jawans & officers for their courage, steadfastness and their indomitable spirit to conquer all odds,” he said.