Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat greets ex-servicemen and their families on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the 11th Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles in Dehradun on Saturday.

Tribune News service

Dehradun, April 9

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat participated in the golden jubilee celebrations of 11th Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles held here yesterday evening. Congratulating the ex-servicemen on the occasion, he said he was proud that he came from an Army family. His father served in the Indian Army.  He said each household in Uttarakhand was connected to the armed forces in one way or the other. He said the youth of the state aspired to serve in the armed forces and a majority of the youth were serving the nation. He wished the Garhwal Rifles good luck. He also met the ex-servicemen and their families present on the occasion.