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Rajnath Singh reaches Ladakh for 2-day visit, Pak sham access exposed in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jul 17, 2020 15:22 IST
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reached Leh airport on Friday morning for a two-day visit to Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. During his stay, Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Indian High Commission officials were provided consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan for the second time in the four years since he was illegally abducted from Iran and charged with 'espionage'. India had requested that the meeting between Indian officials and Kulbhushan Jadhav should be unimpeded, unhindered and unconditional. However, despite an assurance, Pakistan resorted to a sham exercise as Indian officials were not given "unimpeded" access to Kulbhushan Jadhav.
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