Lt Gen AK Singh, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM GOC-in-C, Southern Command and President of Gorkha Brigade visited revered Muktinath Temple, located on the foothills of Tharang La Pass in Mustang, Nepal and paid his obeisance at ‘Bipin Bell’ that was installed at the temple premises in Feb 2023 in the fond memory of Late Gen Bipin Rawat. The Army Commander is presently on seven days visit to Nepal starting from 16 Jan 2024.

‘The Bell’ was installed at the revered Temple in Feb 2023 during the visit of four former India Army Chief’s namely Gen VN Sharma, Gen JJ Singh, Gen Deepak Kapoor and Gen Dalbir Suhag, who are also Honorary Generals of Nepal Army. All of them had visiting Nepal to attend 260th Nepali Army Day in the year 2023.

Late Gen Bipin Rawat, A proud Gurkha Officer himself had a deep connect with Nepal and Nepali people and always endeavored to strengthen the camaraderie and brotherhood between both Armies and Nations. The installation of Bipin Bell at the temple premises signifies his keen interest in visiting the Temple which he had planned in the year 2021, but due to his untimely and unfortunate demise could not materialise.

Lt Gen AK Singh also called upon Gen Prabhu Ram Sharma, Chief of Nepali Army wherein he discussed furtherance of military bilateral relations between the two Nations in order to bolster Army to Army connect.

During his visit to Pokhra, Baglung, Dharan and Kathmandu, he also interacted with Nepal Domicile Gorkha Veterans, Veer Naris and their dependents through various Ex Servicemen rallies and updated all of them about various welfare measures pertaining to their pension benefits and other initiatives undertaken by the Indian Army.

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