Watch: MoS Anurag Thakur Becomes First Serving Union Minister To Be Promoted As Captain In Territorial Army
Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur on Wednesday (10 March) became the first serving union minister to be promoted as Captain in the Territorial Army as a regular commissioned officer, reports
ANI.
Thakur, a four-time BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh s Hamirpur, has been promoted to the rank of Captain at 124 Infantry Battalion Territorial Army (Sikh).
Notably, he was commissioned into the Territorial Army as a Lieutenant by then Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Dalbir S Suhag TA in July 2016.
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Anurag Thakur 1st Minister to become TA Captain as Commissioned Officer
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Anurag Thakur. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 10 : Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur on Wednesday became the first serving MP and Minister to become Captain in the Territorial Army as a regular Commissioned Officer.
The four time BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh s Hamirpur was commissioned into the Territorial Army as a Lieutenant by the then Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Dalbir S. Suhag TA in July 2016.
Thakur 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 .
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