After he lost from Amritsar parliamentary constituency in the lok Sabha polls, Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday arrived in the city to attend a seminar organized by the Indian Army in the Amritsar cantonment area.
Jaitley landed at the airstrip of the Air Force at Rajasansi where he was received by the senior Army officials, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Cabinet Ministers Bikram Majithia and Anil Joshi.
According to a defence release, Jaitley arrived at Amritsar on a day-long visit. He was accompanied by Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, Chief of the Army Staff.
On arrival, Jaitley was received by lt Gen KJ Singh, Western Army Commander, lt General NP Singh Hira, Vajra Corps Commander and Maj Gen PS Sandhu, Panther Division commander.
Jaitley visited the headquarters of Panther division wherein he was given a comprehensive briefing on the overall dynamics of Western Sector including the operational preparedness.
later in the day, the Defence Minister visited the forward posts around Dera Baba Nanak area along
the International Border
(IB) and interacted with
the troops.