New Delhi: Known to be a tough task
master, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram showed his softer
side while inaugurating an ITBP welfare exhibition here on Thursday.
What really attracted Chidambaram at the exhibition
showcasing the skills of the families of the Indo-Tibetan
Border police personnel was a white soft toy and a Rudraksh.
While he took the soft toy in his hand, he minutely studied
the beads that made up the Rudraksh for about a minute.
Chidambaram, who smiled and visited each stall while
the media jostled to get a perfect shot, also wondered what
kind of gear are worn by the jawans posted on the Sinho-Indian
border.
During his address, Chidambaram who had also
inaugurated a coffee table book, said ITBP personnel "work
under perhaps the most difficult conditions for any
paramilitary force, along the India-China border, at great
heights, under extreme adverse weather conditions.
"The officers are posted and work round the clock. I
just saw a picture of officers and men treading knee deep
through snow... I wondered what kind of footwear they had,
what kind of clothes they wear."
The exhibition was organised by Himveer Wives` Welfare
Association (HWWA), the welfare arm of the ITBP on the
occasion of the Force`s 48th Raising Day celebrations.
President of the welfare association Soni Shrivastava
said the last one year has seen the kitty of HWWA growing to
Rs 50 lakh from Rs 8 lakh.
-PTI
