CM meets Rajnath Singh, presses for RAF presence in Uttarakhand

  • | Thursday | 19th July, 2018

He told the home minister that for holding these events peacefully, RAF has an important role and shifting of the RAF office out of the state would not be appropriate.Rawat also met Union minister of law and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad. In the meeting, the CM stressed on the requirement of the force for important events like Kanwar yatra, Kumbh mela and Char Dham Yatra. Accompanied by BJP state president Ajay Bhatt, the CM is also believed to have held meetings with the party’s national general secretary Shiv Prakash to discuss booth level campaigns planned for Uttarakhand. During the discussion, the CM appraised the home minister that “there were concerns regarding taking the RAF office out of the state.” The RAF Range 3 office was established at Kunja Guest House in Balawala last year.Rawat informed the union home minister that for the RAF Range 3 office, the state government has provided adequate land at Sheeshmbada, and all necessary facilities would also be provided shortly. Dehradun: Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday sought union home minister Rajnath Singh’s intervention to scrap the proposal to close the Rapid Action Force ( RAF ) Range 3 office located in Balawala in the Dehradun district.Rawat met the home minister in New Delhi where the two also discussed several issues related to Uttarakhand, a communique from the CM’s office said.

Dehradun: Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday sought union home minister Rajnath Singh’s intervention to scrap the proposal to close the Rapid Action Force ( RAF ) Range 3 office located in Balawala in the Dehradun district.Rawat met the home minister in New Delhi where the two also discussed several issues related to Uttarakhand, a communique from the CM’s office said. During the discussion, the CM appraised the home minister that “there were concerns regarding taking the RAF office out of the state.” The RAF Range 3 office was established at Kunja Guest House in Balawala last year.Rawat informed the union home minister that for the RAF Range 3 office, the state government has provided adequate land at Sheeshmbada, and all necessary facilities would also be provided shortly. In the meeting, the CM stressed on the requirement of the force for important events like Kanwar yatra, Kumbh mela and Char Dham Yatra. He told the home minister that for holding these events peacefully, RAF has an important role and shifting of the RAF office out of the state would not be appropriate.Rawat also met Union minister of law and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad. Accompanied by BJP state president Ajay Bhatt, the CM is also believed to have held meetings with the party’s national general secretary Shiv Prakash to discuss booth level campaigns planned for Uttarakhand.

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