PM Modi in Leh: Reaching amongst troops a very 'important step', says Jyotiraditya Scindia

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia cheered Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Leh on Friday and said the nation stands firmly under the leadership of a strong-willed PM who reaches among the jawans and emboldens them.

"Reaching amongst troops at the border in Leh is a very important step of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The nation stands firmly under the leadership of a strong-willed Prime Minister who reaches among the jawans and emboldens them. We are proud of such a Prime Minister," Scindia said in Hindi on Twitter.

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'Motivating those who defend us'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also shared a clip of PM Modi's address to troops in Nimu. "Being with the armed forces, always. Supporting, being with and motivating those who defend us 24x7," she said.

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PM in Leh

In a significant development amid the rising tensions on the border with China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Leh on Friday morning, along with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane to take stock of the situation in Eastern Ladakh. PM Modi’s visit to Leh, which comes as an unforeseeable and unprecedented development, assumes massive significance as India is engaged in multifaceted tensions with China. 

PM Modi while addressing the troops lauded their dedication with which they are protecting the motherland. PM Modi said their willpower is as firm as the mountains where they are posted. The Prime Minister also paid tributes to the soldiers martyred in the Galwan Valley clash.

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