Army Commander Silva assures differently abled-soldiers that grievances will be looked into

Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva assured a representative group of agitating differently-abled war heroes that he would closely follow up on their grievances without fail, and appealed them to remain calm and patient. 

According to a statement issued by the Army, Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva met with a representative group at his office at the Army Headquarters yesterday (Sept 19).

Army Commander Silva gave a patient hearing to the concerns and grievances of those Army personnel who sustained battlefield injuries and are still under recuperation.

The statement said he earnestly urged them to repose the full confidence in the undertaking, given by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the President who has already formulated and signed a special Cabinet Paper to this effect on Tuesday for immediate approval which has also been witnessed by one of these representatives.