Southern Military Commander Lieutenant Normal A Okay Singh, who can also be the president of Gorkha Brigade, visited the Muktinath Temple in Nepal and paid tribute on the ‘Bipin Bell’ that was put in on the temple premises in February 2023 within the reminiscence of former Chief of Employees late Normal Bipin Rawat. The Military Commander is presently on a seven days’ go to to Nepal, ranging from January 16.
Situated on the foothills of Tharang La Go in Mustang, the Bipin Bell was put in on the revered Muktinath Temple when 4 former Chiefs of the Indian Military—Normal V N Sharma, Normal J J Singh, Normal Deepak Kapoor and Normal Dalbir Suhag, who’re additionally Honorary Generals of Nepal Military, visited Nepal to attend the 260th Nepali Military Day in February final yr.
“Late General Bipin Rawat, a proud Gurkha officer himself, had a deep join with Nepal and Nepali folks and at all times endeavored to strengthen the camaraderie and brotherhood between each Armies and nations. The set up of Bipin Bell on the temple premises signifies his eager curiosity in visiting the temple which he had deliberate within the yr 2021, however as a consequence of his premature and unlucky demise, couldn’t materialise,” mentioned a press assertion from the Southern Command.
“Lt Gen A Okay Singh additionally known as upon Normal Prabhu Ram Sharma, chief of Nepali Military, whereby he mentioned furtherance of army bilateral relations between the 2 nations so as to bolster army-to-army join.
Throughout his go to to Pokhara, Baglung, Dharan and Kathmandu, he additionally interacted with Nepal domicile Gorkha veterans, Veer Naris and their dependents by means of varied ex-servicemen rallies and up to date all of them about varied welfare measures pertaining to their pension advantages and different initiatives undertaken by the Indian Military,” mentioned the discharge.
Earlier, the Military Commander visited the Embassy of India in Kathmandu and interacted with ambassador Naveen Srivastava. He additionally visited the defence wing within the Embassy of India. He was up to date by Defence Attache, Nepal, on the problems regarding pensions, welfare, Ex Servicemen Contributory Well being Scheme (ECHS) and medical features and documentation of Nepal domicile Gorkha veterans, their subsequent of kin and dependents.
The overall officer additionally interacted with the veterans and their dependents at Document Workplace Indian Embassy (ROIE) in Kathmandu and appreciated the efforts of the defence wing that’s working to mitigate issues of the Nepal Domicile Gorkhas and their dependents.
The Military mentioned that the go to was geared toward fortifying mutual relations between India and Nepal and fostering a spirit of camaraderie and mutual respect. “It additionally underlines our agency dedication to honouring our esteemed veterans and acknowledge their very important position in sustaining particular relationships between each nations,” mentioned the Military.