India wants to end border tension with China - Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has asserted India wants the Indo-China border tension to end and peace preserved, at the same time will not let anyone take even an inch of our land. Singh made these remarks after performing 'Shastra Puja' at Sukna War Memorial in Darjeeling, West Bengal. Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane was also present at the occasion.  He said, India is persistent in its goal of peace. Singh expressed confidence that the army will not let anyone take even an inch of the country's  land. He also inspected a Tavor assault rifle at Sukna War Memorial in Darjeeling.

Defence Minister said, whatever happened at Indo-China border at Ladakh recently and the way our Jawans responded bravely, historians will write about the valour and courage of our jawans in golden words. Singh has said that infrastructure development in the Northeast has been continuously strengthening and the Border Roads Organisation’s (BRO) budget has increased from Rs 3,000-4,000 crores to Rs 11,000 crores in the last five to six years. The defence minister said that this government has opened up new avenues of border area development including road construction, breaking the notion that developed road infrastructure along borders may act against our interest in adverse conditions.