Late General Bipin Rawat’s younger brother joins BJP

Colonel Vijay Rawat (retd), the younger brother of late Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, on Wednesday, formally joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), New Delhi. Following the official joining, Colonel Rawat held a press conference in which he briefed the reporters that he admires Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘wise and futuristic vision’.

He said: “I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to join BJP. My father was also an active supporter of the BJP after his retirement, and now I got this chance. The vision of PM Modi is wise and futuristic”. During the joining ceremony, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was also present.

This development came ahead of the  upcoming 2022 Assembly elections. The details regarding the role of Colonel Rawat in the party and the allocation of tickets regarding the upcoming elections is awaited yet. 

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Late Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat's brother retired Colonel Vijay Rawat joins BJP at party headquarters in New Delhi. https://t.co/lUTFq4b5S9

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