India-China relations: The status quo is maintained with China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh whereas talks are additionally happening at numerous ranges, mentioned Northern Army Commander Lt General Upendra Dwivedi.
The Northern Army Commander additionally mentioned that the state of affairs is underneath management in Jammu and Kashmir the place efforts are on to cease terror incidents fully.
“The status quo is maintained with China on LAC. Talks are going on at different levels and all our formations are at a high level of operation preparedness,” Lt Gen Dwivedi, who took over the cost of the Army commander of the Northern Command and the Colonel of the Regiment of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and Ladakh Scouts on February 1 final yr, mentioned.
“The situation in the hinterland is largely under control. Our counter-insurgency/counter terrorism grid is fully working with civil administration and efforts are on to stop terror incidents completely,” he mentioned.
The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC) of Udhampur-based Northern Command was addressing a mega ‘Veterans Sampark’ rally which was attended by over 800 veterans and ‘veer naris’ at a unit of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles at Digiana right here.
Maj Gen (retd) Govardhan Singh Jamwal; Director, Sainik Welfare Department, J and Okay, Brigadier (retd) Gurmeet Singh Shan; Commander, 92 Infantry Brigade, Brig S Okay Goswami; and Commandant, JAK Rifles regimental heart, Brig Rajesh Sharma additionally attended the rally, which was collectively organized by 7 JAK Rifles and 26 Infantry Division.
“The purpose of this rally is to reach out to the ex-servicemen of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, their closest relatives and veer naris living in the nearest district of Jammu and surrounding areas, to solve their problems and anomalies related to pension and to get medical help from medical experts,” Lt Gen Dwivedi mentioned.
“It is my endeavor to meet my ex-soldiers and brave women at their homes. We have met ex-servicemen and veer naris in Kupwara, Srinagar, Palampur, Leh, Akhnoor, Rajouri and Dehradun and will organise rallies in Anantnag, Amritsar, Jutogh and Darjeeling in the future,” he mentioned.
Talking concerning the bravery of the JAK Rifles, Lt Gen Dwivedi mentioned the regiment was raised in Jammu in 1820 and has given a beautiful instance of its valor and sacrifice, conquering areas like Tibet, Gilgit, Yasin, Darel, Hunza-Nagar, Chilas and Chitral underneath the management of General Zorawar Singh.
“The regiment has participated in each battle since 1820 and was made an integral a part of the Indian Army because the Jammu and Kashmir Regiment.
In 1963, our regiment was once more renamed as Jammu and Kashmir Rifles regiment which has set many examples of service to the nation in each subject and was honoured with a complete of two,365 awards together with two PVC, two AC, one Padam Bhushan, 5 MVC, 11 KC,” he mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)
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