Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lay a wreath at Kargil War Memorial in Dras on Saturday on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Operation Vijay against Pakistan in J&K’s Kargil sector.
The minister will also dedicate to the nation two bridgesbuilt by Border Roads Organisation at Ujh in Kathua district and Basantar inSamba district.
As per Defence Ministry spokesperson, the minister willleave from Delhi in the morning for Srinagar tomorrow and will then headstraight towards Dras, Kargil, where he would pay tributes at Kargil WarMemorial to the soldiers who laid down their lives in the Kargil War 1999.
The Defence Minister will also interact with troops inKargil. “In the afternoon he will inaugurate one kilometer long Ujh bridge, and617.4 meter long Basantar bridge and will hold media interactions beforeleaving for Delhi,” he added.