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From: gaddam@remus.rutgers.edu (Surekha Reddy Gaddam)
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Subject: Top former defence officers joined BJP
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Seven top former defence officers join BJP:
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Mr.Babar Singh, nephew of martyr Bhagat Singh and seven senior retired
defence personnel joined the BJP.

Three retired Majors General  K.K.Karayi, Ramesh Chandra and H.K.Bharadwaj
and two former Air marshalls P.K.Jain and  R.K.Nahare as well as retired
Brigadier Umesh Saxena and a colonel(Retd) R.K.Pattu anounced their
decision to join the BJP.

Mr.M.M.Khajuria, a former Director General of J&K police and Mr.K.R.Gupta,
a former chief engineer of the All India Radio also joined the party.

Lt.Gen L.S.Rawat, former Deputy chief of the army staff and Major General
(Ret) R.K.S.Bhatia joined the party in the presence of the party leader
Mr.L.K.Advani.

Source: Chronicle

Narotham Reddy