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Set procedures followed in appointment of Army Chief: Parrikar Last Updated : 04 Jan 2017 03:55:50 AM IST Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar (file photo)
Manohar Parrikar ' title='Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar '>Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said set procedures were followed in the Army Chief General Bipin Rawat ' title=' appointment of Army Chief General Bipin Rawat '>appointment of Army Chief General Bipin Rawat and all candidates were equally good.
The Defence Minister told media if seniority and date of birth were the only criteria, computers could have selected the service chief and there would be no need to have a cabinet process.
Parrikar also said all candidates for the post were equally good.
General Rawat was selected as the new Army Chief superseding Eastern Army Commander Lt. Gen. Praveen Bakshi and Southern Army Commander Lt. Gen. P. M. Hariz, both of whom have been in service longer than General Rawat.
The Defence Ministry justified General Rawat's appointment saying he was found to be the "best suited among the eligible Lt. Generals to deal with emerging challenges, including a reorganised and restructured military force in the north, continuing terrorism and proxy war from the west, and the situation in the north-east".
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