Home to the largest number of defence personnel, Rewari is seeking increased representation of the fraternity in the government.

In a letter to the state BJP, the community has sought allotment of at least five tickets in the Haryana Assembly elections. Col (retd) Mahavir Yadav, president of The Martyrs’ Welfare Foundation, put forth the demand saying this was required to change the face of Ahirwal.

“Ahirwal has maximum defence families who have some specific expectations and requirements. An ex-serviceman will be able to understand and connect better with our issues and voice them. The BJP has done a lot for us but much is still required to be done,” he said.

He said the southern region of Ahirwal had contributed significantly to the nation and also supported the BJP in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. It was high time that it got due representation to voice the welfare concerns of defence personnel.