Govt focussed on strengthening armed forces: Sitharaman

BARMER (RAJASTHAN): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that the Government’s priority was to strengthen all three armed forces.

There would not be any dearth of efforts on the part of the Government to strengthen the defence forces, she told a gathering of India Air Force personnel here.

The 58-year-old Defence Minister said, “I am obeying Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s directions to meet the jawans posted on the frontiers.”

The newly-appointed Defence Minister said that Utarlai air base was important from the strategic point of view. (AGENCIES)