Army chief exhorts troops to be 'ever ready'

Just days after Indian Army troops — in a tit-for-tat action — crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and killed three Pakistani army men in Rawalakote sector of Poonch, Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat visited the forward posts in Rajouri sector and exhorted the troops to continue to remain "vigilant and ever ready".

A defence spokesman at Jammu said General Rawat visited the Rajouri sector, where he was briefed by the General Officer Commanding of the Ace of Spades division about the operational readiness.

"He also visited forward posts along the LoC where he was briefed in detail on the actions being undertaken to ensure a robust counter infiltration grid. He also interacted with the soldiers deployed on the forward posts and exhorted the troops to continue to remain vigilant and ever-ready," said the defence spokesman.

Earlier, Chief of Army Staff, accompanied by the Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu, visited White Knight Corps to review the operational preparedness and the prevailing security situation.

"The Army Chief was briefed by Lieutenant General Saranjeet Singh, General Officer Commanding, White Knight Corps about the preparedness in dealing with the emerging and dynamically changing security situation and the measures taken to thwart any misadventure by the inimical forces," said the spokesman.

While complimenting the formations for their unflinching efforts, General Rawat reiterated the continued need to remain prepared in order to counter the nefarious designs of the enemy.