Lucknow, January 9 || Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Ashok Leyland's manufacturing plant in Lucknow on Friday. During his visit for the inauguration of the EV plant, he reviewed the production of Light Tactical Vehicles, Unmanned Ground Vehicles, Mine Protected Vehicles and Logistics Drones manufactured at the facility.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was also present during this visit. In his inaugural speech, the Defence Minister said, "Today in Uttar Pradesh, the government has established a Defence Corridor. Weapons and ammunition related to the armed forces are now being manufactured in Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Agra, Chitrakoot, and Aligarh. Investments of more than Rs. 34,000 crore have already taken place.
Large companies are coming and setting up factories. This has directly benefited locals also." "A BrahMos factory has also been set up in Lucknow, the impact of which you must have seen during Operation Sindoor. India is now producing its own weapons. Uttar Pradesh is continuously playing a major role in this tactical reform." He added.