Bathinda, July 1

The Chetak Corps on Sunday celebrated its 40th Raising Day at the Bathinda Military Station here. Since its raising, the Chetak Corps has gone through a series of transformations to reach its present state as a highly professional and operationally effective formation.The Chetak Corps was raised in Bathinda on July 1, 1979, and the raising was completed on December 31, 1979, under the command of Lieutenant General ML Tuli, the founding father of the Corps. The Bathinda Military Cantonment was formally inaugurated on April 25, 1980, by the then Chief of Army Staff General OP Malhotra.The celebrations began with Lieutenant General PC Thimmaya, General Officer Commanding, Chetak Corps, laying a wreath at the imposing war memorial ‘YODHA YAADGAR’ in remembrance and to honour the brave soldiers of the Chetak Corps who made the supreme sacrifice of their life for the nation.The Corps Commander urged all ranks to continue to serve the nation with the same pride and motivation in keeping with the highest military traditions of soldiering. This was followed by traditional military festivities involving all ranks and their families. — TNS