In a noble gesture, diamond merchants of Surat and Mumbai donated 10,000 goggles, RO water purifiers besides ECG machines and a host of other items for use by BSF jawans guarding the Indo-Pak border in scorching heat.
The items were handed over to the BSF at a special function organised here, which was also attended by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
The initiative followed a request by Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary who himself is associated with diamond trade.
Appreciating the gesture, the Home Minister said diamond merchants across the country should join hands with the security agencies for the welfare of jawans who lay down their lives protecting the nation.
Describing Border Security Force as the “first wall of defence,” Singh said Government would do its best for their all-round welfare.
Chaudhary, an MP from Banaskantha in Gujarat, which touches the International Border, told the Surat-based ‘SRK Knowledge Foundation’, that led the initiative, to come forward with more such welfare schemes.