Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and inaugurated the Main Ralengnao ‘Bob’ Khating Museum of Valour in Tawang on Thursday.
He nearly inaugurated the statue of Patel and museum from Tezpur in Assam as a result of inclement climate he couldn’t journey to Tawang.
“Sardar Patel’s statue ‘Desh Ka Vallabh’ and the ‘Museum of Valour’ devoted to Main Bob Khating, each these locations have grow to be heritage of the nation together with this area from at the moment. Now any vacationer coming to Arunachal Pradesh will hardly depart with out visiting this place,” he mentioned in a put up on X.
The Defence Minister acknowledged Main Bob Khating’s pivotal function in establishing Indian administration as much as the McMahon Line in February 1951, emphasizing Tawang’s strategic significance.
He counseled the Indian Military and native communities for his or her initiative in creating the museum, which is able to have fun Main Khating’s contributions and function an emblem of nationwide unity.
The occasion was attended by Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen KT Parnaik (Retd), Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Chief of Military Workers Basic Upendra Dwivedi, GOC-in C Japanese Command Lt Gen RC Tewari, four Corps GOC Lt Gen Gambhir Singh and different senior civil and army officers, he added.
