CDS Bipin Rawat’s brother Vijay Rawat joins BJP

New Delhi: Late Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat’s brother Colonel Vijay Rawat (Retd), joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming Uttarakhand elections.

This came after Vijay Rawat met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami in Delhi earlier today.

“I’m grateful to have been given the opportunity to join BJP. My father was with BJP after retiring and now I’ve gotten a chance”, said Rawat.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision is out-of-the-box. His thoughts about the development of the country inspire us to join BJP”, he added.

देश के प्रथम सीडीएस जनरल स्व. बिपिन रावत जी के भाई कर्नल विजय सिंह रावत जी ने आज दिल्ली स्थित भाजपा मुख्यालय में पार्टी की सदस्यता ग्रहण की है। राष्ट्रवाद व प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी के विचारों से प्रभावित होकर उन्होंने भाजपा में शामिल होकर उत्तराखंड की सेवा का संकल्प लिया। pic.twitter.com/GXVIuhzVWN

— BJP Uttarakhand (@BJP4UK) January 19, 2022

Welcoming Vijay Rawat to BJP, CM Dhami said, “Late CDS Bipin Rawat wanted to work for Uttarakhand. We are glad that Vijay Rawat, his brother is here to take forward his ideology.” “BJP has always respected the Indian soldiers”, he added.

I'm grateful to have been given the opportunity to join BJP. My father was with BJP after retiring & now I've gotten a chance. PM Modi's vision & thinking is very wise & futuristic: Colonel Vijay Rawat (retired), younger brother of late CDS General Bipin Rawat pic.twitter.com/kEndVstMm0

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2022

CDS Rawat, who hailed from Pauri Garhwal in Uttarakhand, died in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on December 8 last year along with 13 others including his wife Madhulika Rawat.