Rajnath to inaugurate BrahMos complex in Lko on May 11

People of PoK will demand integration with India, says defence minister

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW: Defence minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the BrahMos Missile complex in Lucknow on May 11.

He made the announcement while interacting with people at the Prabuddh Jan Sammelan in Indira Nagar on Sunday.

"The BrahMos missile, manufactured in Lucknow, will not only be used in India but also exported to other countries," he said.

He also stated that the day will come soon when the people of PoK (Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir) will demand integration with India.

BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture of the Indian and Russian governments for manufacturing missiles.

The complex has come up in Sarojini Nagar area in Lucknow node of the Uttar Pradesh defence industrial corridor.

Initially, 100 missiles will be manufactured here and production will be ramped up to missiles worth Rs 900 crore in the next five to seven years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the Defence Corridor project on November 21, 2021 in Jhansi.

The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) is spearheading the defence corridor project.

India has increased its defence exports to Rs 24,000 crore and aims to take it to Rs 50,000 crore by 2029, the defence minister said.

Rajnath Singh further said, "From the open platform of Jan Samvad, the demand for merging PoK with India is being raised."