Indonesia interested in buying BrahMos: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that Indonesia has made a bid to purchase the BrahMos missile being manufactured in Lucknow, Addressing the BJP workers in Lucknow on Saturday, Singh exhorted the party workers to not ever lose their self-respect and work for the party with dedication. "I tell all my workers to follow the rules. Lord Ram also followed the rules, hence he is called Maryada Purushottam," he said. On the NDA's victory in the Bihar election, Singh said the people of the state did a wonderful job. "... all records have been broken, and no caste or religion has mattered." Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised India's prestige worldwide, and now, when India speaks, the world listens, which was not the case earlier. "This image of India has been built on the strength of our leadership and the hard work of our workers," he said.

The manufacturer of the BrahMos supersonic missile system has produced the first batch of missiles at its new integration and test facility in Lucknow. The state-of-the-art unit is fully operational now. The Rs 300-crore unit, located in the state capital's Bhatgaon in Sarojini Nagar, is one of the most ambitious projects of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor. The assembly, integration, and testing of missiles here is carried out according to high-tech standards, according to an official release. The Uttar Pradesh government provided 80 hectares of land for the factory free of charge.