Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Aug 22: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Retd) Dr B D Mishra along with First Lady, Neelam Mishra, attended the Veterans Rally and Pension Adalat 2024, organised by Fire & Fury Corps at Rinchen Auditorium.
Stating that none of the countries can remain stable where its soldiers, ex-servicemen and Veer Naris are not respected, the LG highlighted the priority given by Narendra Modi Government to its soldiers and war heroes. He appreciated the Indian Army for caring for the welfare and benefits of soldiers, ex-servicemen, Veer Naris, war heroes and widows.
Highlighting the importance of the introduction of the Agniveer/Agnipath scheme to keep the Army young and fresh, the LG asked all the soldiers, ex-servicemen, Veer Naris, war heroes and widows to promote the scheme among the Ladakhi youth and encourage more youth to join the Indian Army for the welfare and benefit of Ladakhi society and the nation.
The LG informed the audience about his meeting with the Home Minister, Amit Shah in which he requested him to grant one more Army battalion for Ladakh.
GOC 14 Corps, Lt Gen Hitesh Bhalla, stated that the main objective of organising the Veterans Rally and Pension Adalat is to familiarise with the issues faced by the ex-servicemen, Veer Naris, war heroes and widows and take necessary steps to address the issues. He highlighted various initiatives taken by the UT Administration and the Indian Army for the welfare and benefit of the ex-servicemen, Veer Naris, war heroes and widows.
Earlier, GOC Sub-Area, Major Gen Ravinder Kumar, welcomed the guests to the event while President, ex-Servicemen League, Captain Sonam Morup gave the vote of thanks.
GOC 14 Corps Lt Gen Hitesh Bhalla; Chief of Staff 14 Corps Maj Gen VK Singh; GOC Sub-Area Maj Gen Ravinder Kumar; Ashok Chakra CheringMotup; Director, Sainik Welfare Department, Col (Retd) LobzangNeema; ZilaSainik Welfare Officer, Kargil, Arvind Kumar Pawar; President, ex-Servicemen League, Captain Sonam Morup; ex-servicemen, Veer Naris, war heroes and widows from different parts of Ladakh were present during the event.
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