The Government has violated all rules in appointment of Army Chief: Manish Tiwari

Delhi: Former Union Minister Manish Tiwari accused the ruling regime of discarding the seniority norm and declaring new Army chief Lt Gen Bipin Rawat as the successor of Gen Dalbir Singh, who is due to retire on December 31.He also pointed out that there are at least three officers in line who are senior to Lt Gen Bipin Rawat and questioned PM Modi that “Why has seniority not been respected in appointment of Army Chief? Why have Lt Gen Pravin Bakshi and Lt Gen Mohammed Ali Hariz been superseded”.