New Delhi: Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag, whose appointment as army chief had kicked up a row, will take over today as the next head of the 1.3 million strong force succeeding Gen. Bikram Singh who is retiring.
Lt. Gen. Suhag was designated as army chief in May by the outgoing UPA government ignoring protests from his predecessor Gen VK Singh and the BJP.
59-year-old Lt. Gen. Suhag, a Gurkha officer who had participated in the 1987 Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) operation in Sri Lanka, is currently the Vice Chief of Army Staff.
Lt. Gen. Suhag was made the Vice Chief of Army Staff in December last year. Earlier, he had taken over as the Eastern Army Commander on June 16, 2012.
The ban on Lt. Gen. Suhag, the then 2 Corps Commander, was lifted soon after Gen Bikram Singh took over in May, 2012.
However, soon after the NDA government took over, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said the new dispensation will continue with the appointment made during UPA rule.
An alumnus of Sainik School, Chittorgarh, he joined National Defence Academy in 1970 and was commissioned into 4/5 GR (FF) in June 1974.
He holds the distinction of commanding 8 Mountain Division in Kargil from October 2007 to December 2008.
Lt. Gen. Suhag was designated as army chief in May by the outgoing UPA government ignoring protests from his predecessor Gen VK Singh and the BJP.
59-year-old Lt. Gen. Suhag, a Gurkha officer who had participated in the 1987 Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) operation in Sri Lanka, is currently the Vice Chief of Army Staff.
Lt. Gen. Suhag was made the Vice Chief of Army Staff in December last year. Earlier, he had taken over as the Eastern Army Commander on June 16, 2012.
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The ban on Lt. Gen. Suhag, the then 2 Corps Commander, was lifted soon after Gen Bikram Singh took over in May, 2012.
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However, soon after the NDA government took over, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said the new dispensation will continue with the appointment made during UPA rule.
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An alumnus of Sainik School, Chittorgarh, he joined National Defence Academy in 1970 and was commissioned into 4/5 GR (FF) in June 1974.
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He holds the distinction of commanding 8 Mountain Division in Kargil from October 2007 to December 2008.
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