3 days ago
‘Brahmos centre will be taken over by DRDO'
T'puram: BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the BrahMos Center in Thiruvananthapuram will be taken over by defence research and development organisation (
DRDO
). He mentioned that they received assurance from central govt regarding this matter and dismissed rumours about the center's closure as false.
BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (BATL) is a joint venture by the Indian and Russian govts.
It will come directly under the control of DRDO, Rajeev said.
Currently, the employees there will become staff of the central defence ministry and DRDO. BATL is a significant asset for the Narendra Modi govt's vision of an '
Atmanirbhar Bharat
' (self-reliant India). Once under DRDO, the BrahMos Center will reach its full potential. The BJP chief clarified that Thiruvananthapuram centre will become a crucial hub for safeguarding the country's strategic interests.
The claims about job losses for the centre's employees are misleading news. Opposition leader V D Satheesan is merely trying to create controversy on this. He also accused the unions INTUC and AITUC of creating false reports about the centre's closure.
