Why is there a delay in the appointment of Chief of Defense Staff? Congress leader Manish Tewari’s question to the government

Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday questioned the delay within the appointment of Chief of Defense Workers (CDS). Considerably, on December 8 final 12 months, the then CDS General Bipin Rawat, his spouse Madhulika and 12 different armed personnel had been killed when the helicopter crashed. The put up of CDS is vacant since then.

Manish Tewari tweeted that it has been 4 months since General Vipin Rawat died in an unlucky incident. Do not know when the federal government will announce the brand new CDS. Why is it getting late? Is there no institutional course of for this appointment?

The explanations behind the delay in appointment of CDS haven’t been given and the federal government this week introduced the identify of Military’s Deputy Lieutenant General Manoj Pandey as the brand new Military Chief. He’ll succeed the present Military Chief General MM Naravane, who’s retiring on the finish of this month.

Over the past three months, as a result of retirement of many high officers of the military, Vice Lieutenant Pandey had remained the senior most.

On January 31, Lieutenant General C.P. Mohanty and Lt Gen Y.Okay. Joshi and Lt Gen Raj Shukla had retired on 31 March.

Lt Gen Raj Shukla was then heading the Military Coaching Command and on his retirement, Lt Gen S.S. The palace is in that place.