HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, March 19: The 175 Battalion of CRPF, Rani, celebrated its anniversary day on Tuesday. Rajiv Kumar Jha, commandant of the 175 Battalion, CRPF, took the salute of the ceremonial guard at Quarter Guard-175 Battalion, CRPF. Thereafter, he presided over a ‘Sainik Sammelan’ at the unit recreation room, emphasising the importance of the occasion and giving important directions to deal with modern-day challenges and duties in the wake of the general parliament election scheduled to be held in the state.
Following this, all unit officers visited the homes of ‘Veernaris’ residing in Kamrup (Rural) district and handed over gifts to them. Rajiv Kumar Jha, commandant of the 175 Battalion, CRPF, felicitated Veernari Karabi Das (wife), resident of Dahali at Palashbari (Mirza); Munna Singh, second-in-command of the 175 Battalion, CRPF, felicitated Veernari Pratima Das (mother), resident of Dadara at Hajo; and Veernari Merina Begum (wife), resident of Rowmari at Suwalkuchi. Ravi Kumar Srivastava, deputy commandant of the 175 Battalion, CRPF, felicitated Veernari Putul Das (mother), resident of Gowalhati at Palashbari (Mirza); and Jay Prakash Kumar, assistant commandant of the 175 Battalion, CRPF, felicitated Lalita Bala Kalita (wife), resident of Belguri at Chaygaon.
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In the evening, a volleyball game between two teams was organised at the Hqr/175 Battalion, CRPF location, in which both participating teams were felicitated by Rajiv Kumar Jha, commandant of the 175 Battalion, CRPF, after the game for their good team spirit and sportsmanship.
Later in the evening, all the messes of HQr/175 Battalion, CRPF location, and the companies of the 175 Battalion, CRPF stationed at Guwahati city observed ‘Badakhana’ at their respective locations. Thus, the CRPF anniversary day was observed in a befitting manner by the 175 Battalion, CRPF, throughout the day.
