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EC allows govt to appoint new Army chief

| | May 12, 2014, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday allowed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to initiate the process of appointing the next Army chief.

The EC in a communication sent to the Defence Ministry stated that the model code of conduct does not extend to matters relating to the armed forces, reports said.

However, the final decision on the appointment rests with the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister.

The present government had earlier proposed the name of Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag for the top post.

 But the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had opposed to Lieutenant General Suhag's appointment saying the new government should choose the next chief.

Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh will retire on July 31 and as per the tradition, the successor is appointed two months ahead of that.

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