Rajnath Singh to celebrate Dussehra with Army jawans

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will celebrate Dussehra with Army soldiers in a high-altitude border area in Sikkim and perform ‘Shastra Puja’ (worship of weapons) on the occasion on Sunday, government sources said.

The defence minister’s decision to celebrate Dussehra with Army soldiers in the border area in Sikkim sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) comes in the midst of India’s border row with China in eastern Ladakh.

Sources said the defence minister will travel to Sikkim on Saturday afternoon for a two-day visit, during which he will visit a number of border posts of the Indian Army besides inaugurating a few infrastructure projects.

“The defence minister will spend Saturday night with Army soldiers to celebrate Dussehra. On Sunday, he will perform ‘shastra puja’ there,” said a source.