New Delhi: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed about security and development of bordering areas of the state.
In a tweet, the Defence Ministry Office said, “The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat called on Rakha Mantri, Shri @rajnathsingh in New Delhi today. @tsrawatbjp”.
The chief minister also urged the Union Minister to bring pace in locating the missing soldier, Rajendra Singh.
“Met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ji and demanded for safe recovery of missing soldier Rajendra Singh. Also, discussed regarding security and basic infrastructure development of the bordering areas of the state,” Mr Rawat tweeted in Hindi.
A week back, an Indian Army jawan remains untraceable after he slipped in the snow during routine patrolling and Line of Control dominating exercise in Gulmarg sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
The rescue operation is on to trace the missing jawan.
The jawan is identified as Havildar Rajendra Singh Negi, who slipped in the snow from the slightly elevated walkway 200 meters from an Army post in Gulmarg sector on January 8, around 7.15 p.m.
Havildar Negi is from 11 Garhwal Rifles and is a resident of the Ambiwala Sainik Colony in Dehradun.
Mr Singh assured him of all cooperation from the Union government.
Earlier, the chief minister also met Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in the national capital.
