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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh volition observe Vijayadashami with soldiers astatine the Bhuj subject basal during his two-day sojourn opening connected October 1, 2025 (Wednesday).
On the archetypal day, helium volition articulation troops for ‘Bada Khana,’ portion connected Dussehra helium volition execute ‘Shastra Puja’ astatine the Bhuj basal and observe the festival with unit of the Army and Indian Air Force. He volition besides question to the guardant station astatine Harami Nala adjacent the India-Pakistan borderline to interact with the Army and BSF personnel.
This volition beryllium his 2nd sojourn to Bhuj aft Operation Sindoor. The Bhuj aerial unit station, which was among the targets during the operation, holds a peculiar spot successful India’s defence history. His sojourn marks portion of the commemorations of the diamond jubilee of India’s 1965 warfare victory, successful which the Bhuj aerial basal played a important role. Earlier, helium had interacted with 1965 warfare veterans astatine an lawsuit successful South Block.
The sojourn comes months aft Pakistan’s large-scale drone and rocket strikes connected May 7–8 against Indian aerial bases successful the Northern and Western sectors, which were successfully intercepted by the country’s Integrated Counter-UAS Grid and Air Defence system.
