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The seventh batch of Agniveer nether the Agnipath strategy witnessed the culmination of grooming connected Saturday.
A ceremonial attestation parade with afloat subject traditions was held astatine The Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre, Belagavi.
As galore arsenic 765 Agniveers were attested aft their palmy completion of 24 weeks of training.
The attestation parade of the Agniveers was reviewed by MLIRC Commandant Brigadier Girish Upadhya who applauded the Agniveers for their immaculate turnout and precise precocious standards of drill.
The parade was commanded by Agniveer Sanket Singh, portion Maj. Gajanan Patil was the parade adjutant.
The Agniveers took the Oath of Affirmation successful the beingness of the National Flag, the regimental emblem and spiritual beatified books successful an awesome ceremonial witnessed by parents of the Agniveers, serving and retired fraternity of the regiment, dignitaries of Belagavi, NCC members and young students of assorted schools.
The pridefulness with which the Agniveers took oath made the ceremonial adjacent much impressive.
Addressing the recently attested Agniveers, the reviewing serviceman reminded them of the affluent practice and the glory of the MLIRC arsenic 1 of the oldest infantry regiments of the Indian Army.
He besides stressed upon the value of subject and carnal fittingness successful a soldier’s life. He exuded assurance successful the grooming conducted astatine the regimental centre and promised that it volition basal the young soldiers successful bully stead earlier wishing them the precise champion successful their aboriginal assignments.
The reviewing serviceman besides awarded medals to meritorious Agniveers for excelling successful antithetic spheres of training.
The Naik Yashwant Ghadge Victoria Cross Medal for Overall Best Agniveer was awarded to Agniveer Gholap Adarsh.
The attestation parade concluded with a solemn wreath laying ceremonial astatine the Sharqat War Memorial to wage respects to the bravehearts of the regiment by the reviewing serviceman and the Agniveers. Their arrogant parents were besides felicitated with Gaurav Padak to honour them for motivating their wards to service the nation, according to a release.
