- Appointment Committee of Cabinet to meet towards the end of week to finalise Lt. Gen Suhag’s name for Army Chief’s post.
- EC gives its go ahead signal, model code of conduct has no bearing on defence personnel promotion, recruitment
- Lt. Gen. Suhag is now vice-chief of Army, graduate of Sainik School, Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh, came to NDA in 1970.
- BJP has written to President of India urging him to keep Army Chief appointment on hold till a new govt assumes office
- Defence Ministry last week cleared Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag’s name for the post.
- Congress came out in defence of the govt decision despite BJP’s opposition to appoint the new Army Chief
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/now-cabinet-panel-has-to-clear-lt-gen-suhags-appointment/article6003062.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/lt-gen-suhag-set-to-be-next-army-chief/article6003043.ece