Union Minister Anurag Thakur Appointed As Captain in Territorial Army
Captain In Army: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday became the first serving MP to be appointed as Captain in the Territorial Army.
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Union Minister Anurag Thakur Appointed As Captain in Territorial Army
The four-time BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur was commissioned into the Territorial Army as a Lieutenant by then Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Dalbir S Suhag TA in July 2016, according to a statement. Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday became the first serving MP to be appointed as Captain in the Territorial Army. The four-time BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur was commissioned into the Territorial Army as a Lieutenant by then Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Dalbir S Suhag TA in July 2016, according to a statement. Thakur was promoted as Captain in the 124 Sikh regiment, it said. "I am extremely honoured to have been promoted to the rank of Captain. I would like to reaffirm my commitment for serving the people and the call of duty towards mother India," the minister said. He said his grandfather and great-grandfather had served in the Army. "I come from Devbhoomi Himachal which has a long tradition of (its people) serving in the armed forc…
