Before Exit, Ex-Air Chief AP Singh Urged Rajnath Singh To Keep Race Course Land Under IAF Control

Days before his retirement, former Air Chief Marshal AP Singh wrote to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, raising concerns over the sealing of the Indian Air Force Sports Complex at Race Course Air Force Station in New Delhi. In a letter dated October 26, he urged the government to keep the over 40-acre land parcel under the IAF's control. He also raised the matter during a meeting with the minister on October 29. The Air Force cited operational and security concerns linked to the station's proximity to the Prime Minister's residence. Meanwhile, the Congress criticised the Centre's move, calling it disrespectful to the IAF community. The sealing is part of a wider government drive to reclaim prime land near Lok Kalyan Marg.