Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator VP Singh Badnore on Sunday invited retired senior officers of Armed Forces at Punjab Raj Bhavan to discuss various issues.
While interacting with officers, the Governor said that he was also connected with Army, his wife was from Army, his father was lt Col. and his father in law was Brigadier.
He said that he had a desire to meet all the top ranking officers from army especially in view of their vast experiences in the context of security of the country. The Governor called upon the officers to share their experiences, and thoughts on topics like Nationalism, Army life and its contribution, the security needs of the country etc, with the students in the schools ,colleges and the universities.
He also shared that approximately 95 eminent personalities from different fields of life have already consulted to give lectures to students in UT of Chandigarh. Almost everybody was ready to give lectures in educational institutions. Amongst those who volunteered on the spot and gave their names included, lt.Gen. K S Mann (Retd.) lt. Gen. PN Hoon (Retd.) Air Marshal PS Gill (Retd.) and Maj.Gen. Dipinder Singh.
Prominent amongst others present at Punjab Raj Bhavan included city MP Kirron Kher.