Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa and Chief of Indian Navy Sunil Lanba paid homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti. (Source: ANI_news/Twitter) Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa and Chief of Indian Navy Sunil Lanba paid homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti. (Source: ANI_news/Twitter)Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Sunday said proper channels were in place for jawans to put across their grievances and discouraged them from using social media to air them as it would effect the overall morale of the army. “Indian Army always leads from the front, be it in protecting the sovereignty of our nation or helping citizens during natural disasters,” he tweeted. Army Day marks the taking over of the Indian Army by the first Indian Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant General (Later Field Marshal) K M Cariappa, on January 15, 1948.

Source: Indian Express January 15, 2017 06:25 UTC