Smriti Irani binds rakhi to officers at Siachen

Jammu/Tawang, Aug 18: Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani today attached rakhi to a few warriors sent at the Siachen Base Camp, the most noteworthy combat zone on the planet, on the event of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ and commended their endeavors.

The clergyman flew into the Siachen base-camp, situated on the nose of the galcier, at 9.22 AM and was gotten by senior armed force officers, a protection representative said.

Irani laid a wreath at the Siachen War Memorial. She later tended to the jawans and adulated them for their devotion to obligation.

“We are extremely glad for the warriors serving here who have never thought about their own particular great and of their families. They serve perseveringly, with passion…so a thanks from an appreciative country,” Irani said.

“My mom extraordinarily arranged desserts for all of you. Along these lines, this is the love of a sister as well as the adoration for a mother,” she said.

The priest flew back subsequent to spending around one-and-a-half-hours at the base camp.

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman likewise fixing rakhi to the jawans at Lumla in Arunchal Pradesh’s Tawang area.

“I am extremely thankful to the Prime Minister who planned this project. He made us ladies priests achieve different fringe posts and guaranteed that we are here to tie rakhi, in this way ensuring the message goes over that the administration looks after them,” she said.