Complex sentence: He was succeeded by Lieutenant General Rajan Bakhshi, on 1 July 2013, who, soon after assuming command, said that the Army will continue with the relief operations and that he would soon visit Uttarakhand.
Split into simpler sentences: He was succeeded by Lieutenant General Rajan Bakhshi, on 1 July 2013. Bakhshi soon after assuming command said that the Army will continue with the relief operations and that he would soon visit Uttarakhand.