New BrahMos testing facility in Lucknow will strengthen India's self-reliance: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the newly inaugurated integration and testing facility of BrahMos Aerospace in Lucknow will strengthen the country's self-reliance in the defence sector.
The Defence Minister said this at an event in Lucknow on Sunday where he unveiled the statue of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta at the National PG College and released a postage stamp.
"Just a few days ago, I inaugurated the integration and testing facility of BrahMos Aerospace in Lucknow. This facility will strengthen our country's self-reliance in the defence sector and also create employment," he said.
He praised the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh due to which investments are increasing and industries are flourishing in the state.
"Historical changes are taking place in infrastructure. Expressway, airport, metro, medical college' – all these are presenting a new picture of development," the Defence Minister noted.
Singh, who is the Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow, also showered praises on former UP CM Chandra Bhanu Gupta. Gupta served as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for four terms.
