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Amal Kumar
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> "ना
> चीन ने ना पाकिस्तान
> ने, अपने फौज को बर्बाद
> किया हिंदुस्तान ने" -
> A
> DISSATISFIED MILITARY IS NOT IN THE INTEREST OF ANY NATION
> (INDIA) - BY
> LT GEN PRAKASH KATOCH (RETD)>
> Early
> last year, the former COAS, Gen VK Singh (now MoS iidn
> the Modi Govt)
> went to lay a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate
> accompanied
> by 7-8 veteran General Officers – all wearing their
> regimental side caps
> and some even their medals. Army Headquarters, or shall we
> say the
> misnomer Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) had been informed in
> advance and so
> a serving Colonel from Ceremonials and Welfare Directorate
> of Army HQ
> was present at the site. >
> But
> as veterans came forward to lay the wreath, a company of
> baton wielding
> police accompanied with water cannon fitted vehicles
> charged forward. A
> police officer curtly told Gen VK Singh that the wreath
> cannot be laid
> because the inner sanctum of the Amar Jawan Jyoti is with
> MHA whose
> permission had not been obtained. As this conversation was
> on, the water
> cannons opened up, much to the amazement of people visiting
> India Gate
> including a host of foreigners who even asked what on earth
> was
> happening.>
> Needless to
> mention that the MHA permission bit came as a surprise.
> Logically, if a
> former Chief informs his Service HQ that he wants to lay a
> wreath at
> the Amar Jawan Jyoti, Army HQ should have made all
> arrangements
> including required permission from MHA.
> But then Gen
> VK Singh was later to join BJP and he as COAS had succeeded
> by the 'chosen one', so it was but
> expected.>
> Same
> evening during a debate on NDTV, I was asked if I was
> scared by the
> police charge, since I was present at India Gate in the
> morning? My
> response was that it was amusing (not scary) to note here
> was a Home
> Minister ordering water cannons on veteran officers while he
> was scared
> stiff when the Chinese made a 19 km deep intrusion at Raki
> Nala in
> Depsang area of Ladakh, held by ITBP directly under his
> command, and
> even croaked a scary scandalous statement in Parliament
> "we have no
> jurisdiction in the area".>
> The
> media now reveals this same now former Home Minister,
> Sushil Shinde,
> not only enjoys the same security cover as Home Minister but
> security
> cover has also been extended to his wife, three daughters
> and even the
> grandchildren. How many more politicians like him are
> enjoying such
> illegal perks on public money is anyone's
> guess. >
> But then
> isn't this another form of corruption and shouldn't
> corruption be part and parcel of the Swachh Bharat
> Abhiyan?>
> …something
> totally unexpected under the present government happened at
> Jantar
> Mantar on August 14, when Delhi Police and CRPF charged the
> peacefully
> protesting veterans in a bid to evict them from the
> venue.>
> Now take the
> nautanki at Jantar Mantar in the days preceding August
> 15.> The likes
> of Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal and Co merely wanted to make
> political mileage
> of the situation as they had not even squeaked a word
> against the above
> mentioned incident at India Gate last year.>
> Besides,
> Rahul's party has been largely responsible for lowering
> the prestige,
> pay and allowances of the military over the decades, even to
> the point
> of ridiculing war widows, war disabled and
> veterans.>
> This is not first time that veterans have
> protested for OROP at Jantar Mantar. On
> earlier occasion, veterans even returned their medals and
> gallantry
> awards to the President, with letters written in their
> blood. That the
> President, as Supreme Commander, never even met their
> representatives
> too is well known. >
> Referring
> to the recent letter titled 'Open Letter to Rashtrapati:
> A WARNING TO
> THE NATION' by four former Service Chiefs to the President
> recently
> concerning OROP, Devasahayam MG, former Secretary GoI and
> former army
> officer writes, "Sorry to sound cynical. Wonder whether
> you know what
> the former Supreme Commander did when nearly 1500 veterans
> who included
> Lt. Generals, Vice Admirals, Air Marshals and ORs and some
> civilians
> including the humble under-signed signed a very well
> articulated
> representation against the fraud played on General VK Singh
> in the name
> of 'disputed' DoB and a delegation comprising of couple
> of top-ranking
> veterans and one civilian sought appointment to submit the
> representation to her. >
> President's
> office gave appointment thrice and at the last moment this
> 'lady' got it cancelled. On
> one occasion the delegation had got into the Rashtrapati
> Bhavan
> forecourt when they received a call that appointment was
> cancelled. We
> found out later that this act of cowardice was due to the
> greed of this
> lady to get tenure as President and she did not want to
> annoy the
> powers-that-be in any manner. Some Supreme Commander
> this!"
> …many
> theories are now circulating like: Modi is not in full
> control; there
> are two power centres within the BJP; the power centre
> controlling the
> inflow of foreign funds is the more powerful one with its
> mafia links… But
> then something totally unexpected under the present
> government happened
> at Jantar Mantar on August 14, when Delhi Police and CRPF
> charged the
> peacefully protesting veterans in a bid to evict them from
> the venue. >
> The
> media had a field day covering the most unfortunate
> scuffle, shown live
> on many media channels. The veterans asked if they were a
> security
> threat and desperately tried to contact Bassi, Delhi Police
> Commissioner
> who conveniently refused to take any
> calls.>
> The
> photograph of an old veteran with his medals (that
> ostensibly are
> awarded by the President, the Supreme Commander) torn off
> his shirt has
> been going viral, some even demanding that people
> responsible should
> touch his feet and apologize but then who is bothered in the
> hierarchy
> about such incident which would shame any other
> nation.>
> There
> have been angry remarks that the Delhi Police and CRPF are
> responsible
> but then tell me if they were not acting on the orders of
> the Home
> Minister, with approval of the Prime Minister. Here
> the issue is not propriety or impropriety of protesting at
> Jantar
> Mantar against non-implementation of OROP, but why police
> forces were
> launched against peacefully protesting
> veterans.>
> The
> bottom-line is that by doing so the stature of the PM and
> the HM has
> certainly reduced by this action unless they can come up
> with a
> plausible explanation.>
> More
> significantly, it is little known that had MoS General V K
> Singh who
> intervened on August 14 against Police action at Jantar
> Mantar and got
> the veterans' agitation restored, with his personal staff
> running around
> and securing the permissions for veterans to continue their
> agitation
> gracefully, the damage would have been much more, as
> intended by the
> mafia.
> Modi's
> August 15
> announcement of the issue being under discussion and RM
> Parrikar's
> repetitions of 'being committed' and 'coming soon'
> cuts little ice in
> the backdrop of the governments publicity that here is a
> Prime Minister
> who personally demands a progress report from all the MoS
> every 100
> days. >
> How come
> then he cannot resolve the 'jatil samasya' of a mere
> some Rs 8,330
> crores OROP after 15 months in office when the Govt
> surrendered Rs 6000
> Cr from last year's defence budget, another Rs 1000 crores
> allotted for
> the National War Memorial lapsed, claimed during the 2013
> ESM rally at
> Rewari that OROP would have been implemented in 2004 if BJP
> was in
> power, and BJP President committing to representatives of
> the ESM that
> OROP would be announced within 10 days.>
> So
> it is but natural that many theories are now circulating
> like: Modi is
> not in full control; there are two power centres within the
> BJP; the one
> centre controlling the inflow of foreign funds is the more
> powerful one
> with its mafia links, and; the because of fiscal needs of
> future
> elections perforce Modi has to toe the
> line.>
> Notwithstanding
> the above, it is an established fact that while governments
> come and
> governments go, the mafia that orchestrates this country on
> behest of
> foreign powers have ensured that the defence of India
> remains largely
> defunct; keeping the military away from strategic policy
> formulation,
> higher defence organizations remaining outdated sans
> military advice,
> keeping the military underequipped, divided and under the
> misdirected
> civilian rule of bureaucracy, not the political hierarchy as
> it should
> be.>
> The much
> needed administrative reforms don't appear to be part of
> the Govt's
> agenda anyway. Make in India, which is yet to take off in
> the defence
> sector anyway is not the be all and end all of defending
> India, much
> that the unaccountable MoD bureaucracy may want the
> political hierarchy
> to believe.>
> When PM Modi
> asked the public suggestions for his Independence Day
> speech, I
> suggested he declares his intention of reorganizing the
> higher defence
> set up of the country including the MoD and ordering a
> comprehensive
> defence review.>
> Unfortunately, the
> Defence Minister too has made no move whatsoever in this
> direction. The
> mafia obviously is too strong for the hierarchy to
> understand that
> belittling the veterans in turn amounts to belittling the
> military.>
> Lt Gen
> NS Brar, former Dy Chief Integrated Defence Staff and Member
> AFT writes,
> "Our polity by design and default has proceeded to
> politicize,
> downgrade and demoralize its own armed forces and
> veterans.>
> As Bahadur Shah Zafar wrote after 1857 ;'Na
> Shah Iran ne na Czar Roos ne, Angres ko bardad kiya kartoos
> ne'.>
> It
> can now be said 'Na Cheen ne na Pakistan ne, apne fauj ko
> barbad kiya
> Hindustan ne'. A dissatisfied military is not in the
> interest of any
> nation least of all India…>
> A
> dissatisfied military is not in the interest of any nation
> least of all
> India which has to contend with multifarious internal and
> external
> security issues. The nation at large and the political
> leadership must
> be alive to the prevailing sentiments and act appropriately
> lest the
> gates of military stations are opened".>
> The Prime
> Minister needs
> to take a call if he wants to continue in the same wake as
> the last
> Govt in matters of defence including installing a puppet
> permanent
> chairman COSC or move beyond 'Make in India' and make a
> difference.>
>
> (Source- Via e-mail
> from YR Raghavan - 17 Aug 2015 Net Edition Issue (Indian
> Defence
> Review)
> message ----------
> "ना
> चीन ने ना पाकिस्तान
> ने, अपने फौज को बर्बाद
> किया हिंदुस्तान ने" -
> A
> DISSATISFIED MILITARY IS NOT IN THE INTEREST OF ANY NATION
> (INDIA) - BY
> LT GEN PRAKASH KATOCH (RETD)>
> Early
> last year, the former COAS, Gen VK Singh (now MoS iidn
> the Modi Govt)
> went to lay a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate
> accompanied
> by 7-8 veteran General Officers – all wearing their
> regimental side caps
> and some even their medals. Army Headquarters, or shall we
> say the
> misnomer Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) had been informed in
> advance and so
> a serving Colonel from Ceremonials and Welfare Directorate
> of Army HQ
> was present at the site. >
> But
> as veterans came forward to lay the wreath, a company of
> baton wielding
> police accompanied with water cannon fitted vehicles
> charged forward. A
> police officer curtly told Gen VK Singh that the wreath
> cannot be laid
> because the inner sanctum of the Amar Jawan Jyoti is with
> MHA whose
> permission had not been obtained. As this conversation was
> on, the water
> cannons opened up, much to the amazement of people visiting
> India Gate
> including a host of foreigners who even asked what on earth
> was
> happening.>
> Needless to
> mention that the MHA permission bit came as a surprise.
> Logically, if a
> former Chief informs his Service HQ that he wants to lay a
> wreath at
> the Amar Jawan Jyoti, Army HQ should have made all
> arrangements
> including required permission from MHA.
> But then Gen
> VK Singh was later to join BJP and he as COAS had succeeded
> by the 'chosen one', so it was but
> expected.>
> Same
> evening during a debate on NDTV, I was asked if I was
> scared by the
> police charge, since I was present at India Gate in the
> morning? My
> response was that it was amusing (not scary) to note here
> was a Home
> Minister ordering water cannons on veteran officers while he
> was scared
> stiff when the Chinese made a 19 km deep intrusion at Raki
> Nala in
> Depsang area of Ladakh, held by ITBP directly under his
> command, and
> even croaked a scary scandalous statement in Parliament
> "we have no
> jurisdiction in the area".>
> The
> media now reveals this same now former Home Minister,
> Sushil Shinde,
> not only enjoys the same security cover as Home Minister but
> security
> cover has also been extended to his wife, three daughters
> and even the
> grandchildren. How many more politicians like him are
> enjoying such
> illegal perks on public money is anyone's
> guess. >
> But then
> isn't this another form of corruption and shouldn't
> corruption be part and parcel of the Swachh Bharat
> Abhiyan?>
> …something
> totally unexpected under the present government happened at
> Jantar
> Mantar on August 14, when Delhi Police and CRPF charged the
> peacefully
> protesting veterans in a bid to evict them from the
> venue.>
> Now take the
> nautanki at Jantar Mantar in the days preceding August
> 15.> The likes
> of Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal and Co merely wanted to make
> political mileage
> of the situation as they had not even squeaked a word
> against the above
> mentioned incident at India Gate last year.>
> Besides,
> Rahul's party has been largely responsible for lowering
> the prestige,
> pay and allowances of the military over the decades, even to
> the point
> of ridiculing war widows, war disabled and
> veterans.>
> This is not first time that veterans have
> protested for OROP at Jantar Mantar. On
> earlier occasion, veterans even returned their medals and
> gallantry
> awards to the President, with letters written in their
> blood. That the
> President, as Supreme Commander, never even met their
> representatives
> too is well known. >
> Referring
> to the recent letter titled 'Open Letter to Rashtrapati:
> A WARNING TO
> THE NATION' by four former Service Chiefs to the President
> recently
> concerning OROP, Devasahayam MG, former Secretary GoI and
> former army
> officer writes, "Sorry to sound cynical. Wonder whether
> you know what
> the former Supreme Commander did when nearly 1500 veterans
> who included
> Lt. Generals, Vice Admirals, Air Marshals and ORs and some
> civilians
> including the humble under-signed signed a very well
> articulated
> representation against the fraud played on General VK Singh
> in the name
> of 'disputed' DoB and a delegation comprising of couple
> of top-ranking
> veterans and one civilian sought appointment to submit the
> representation to her. >
> President's
> office gave appointment thrice and at the last moment this
> 'lady' got it cancelled. On
> one occasion the delegation had got into the Rashtrapati
> Bhavan
> forecourt when they received a call that appointment was
> cancelled. We
> found out later that this act of cowardice was due to the
> greed of this
> lady to get tenure as President and she did not want to
> annoy the
> powers-that-be in any manner. Some Supreme Commander
> this!"
> …many
> theories are now circulating like: Modi is not in full
> control; there
> are two power centres within the BJP; the power centre
> controlling the
> inflow of foreign funds is the more powerful one with its
> mafia links… But
> then something totally unexpected under the present
> government happened
> at Jantar Mantar on August 14, when Delhi Police and CRPF
> charged the
> peacefully protesting veterans in a bid to evict them from
> the venue. >
> The
> media had a field day covering the most unfortunate
> scuffle, shown live
> on many media channels. The veterans asked if they were a
> security
> threat and desperately tried to contact Bassi, Delhi Police
> Commissioner
> who conveniently refused to take any
> calls.>
> The
> photograph of an old veteran with his medals (that
> ostensibly are
> awarded by the President, the Supreme Commander) torn off
> his shirt has
> been going viral, some even demanding that people
> responsible should
> touch his feet and apologize but then who is bothered in the
> hierarchy
> about such incident which would shame any other
> nation.>
> There
> have been angry remarks that the Delhi Police and CRPF are
> responsible
> but then tell me if they were not acting on the orders of
> the Home
> Minister, with approval of the Prime Minister. Here
> the issue is not propriety or impropriety of protesting at
> Jantar
> Mantar against non-implementation of OROP, but why police
> forces were
> launched against peacefully protesting
> veterans.>
> The
> bottom-line is that by doing so the stature of the PM and
> the HM has
> certainly reduced by this action unless they can come up
> with a
> plausible explanation.>
> More
> significantly, it is little known that had MoS General V K
> Singh who
> intervened on August 14 against Police action at Jantar
> Mantar and got
> the veterans' agitation restored, with his personal staff
> running around
> and securing the permissions for veterans to continue their
> agitation
> gracefully, the damage would have been much more, as
> intended by the
> mafia.
> Modi's
> August 15
> announcement of the issue being under discussion and RM
> Parrikar's
> repetitions of 'being committed' and 'coming soon'
> cuts little ice in
> the backdrop of the governments publicity that here is a
> Prime Minister
> who personally demands a progress report from all the MoS
> every 100
> days. >
> How come
> then he cannot resolve the 'jatil samasya' of a mere
> some Rs 8,330
> crores OROP after 15 months in office when the Govt
> surrendered Rs 6000
> Cr from last year's defence budget, another Rs 1000 crores
> allotted for
> the National War Memorial lapsed, claimed during the 2013
> ESM rally at
> Rewari that OROP would have been implemented in 2004 if BJP
> was in
> power, and BJP President committing to representatives of
> the ESM that
> OROP would be announced within 10 days.>
> So
> it is but natural that many theories are now circulating
> like: Modi is
> not in full control; there are two power centres within the
> BJP; the one
> centre controlling the inflow of foreign funds is the more
> powerful one
> with its mafia links, and; the because of fiscal needs of
> future
> elections perforce Modi has to toe the
> line.>
> Notwithstanding
> the above, it is an established fact that while governments
> come and
> governments go, the mafia that orchestrates this country on
> behest of
> foreign powers have ensured that the defence of India
> remains largely
> defunct; keeping the military away from strategic policy
> formulation,
> higher defence organizations remaining outdated sans
> military advice,
> keeping the military underequipped, divided and under the
> misdirected
> civilian rule of bureaucracy, not the political hierarchy as
> it should
> be.>
> The much
> needed administrative reforms don't appear to be part of
> the Govt's
> agenda anyway. Make in India, which is yet to take off in
> the defence
> sector anyway is not the be all and end all of defending
> India, much
> that the unaccountable MoD bureaucracy may want the
> political hierarchy
> to believe.>
> When PM Modi
> asked the public suggestions for his Independence Day
> speech, I
> suggested he declares his intention of reorganizing the
> higher defence
> set up of the country including the MoD and ordering a
> comprehensive
> defence review.>
> Unfortunately, the
> Defence Minister too has made no move whatsoever in this
> direction. The
> mafia obviously is too strong for the hierarchy to
> understand that
> belittling the veterans in turn amounts to belittling the
> military.>
> Lt Gen
> NS Brar, former Dy Chief Integrated Defence Staff and Member
> AFT writes,
> "Our polity by design and default has proceeded to
> politicize,
> downgrade and demoralize its own armed forces and
> veterans.>
> As Bahadur Shah Zafar wrote after 1857 ;'Na
> Shah Iran ne na Czar Roos ne, Angres ko bardad kiya kartoos
> ne'.>
> It
> can now be said 'Na Cheen ne na Pakistan ne, apne fauj ko
> barbad kiya
> Hindustan ne'. A dissatisfied military is not in the
> interest of any
> nation least of all India…>
> A
> dissatisfied military is not in the interest of any nation
> least of all
> India which has to contend with multifarious internal and
> external
> security issues. The nation at large and the political
> leadership must
> be alive to the prevailing sentiments and act appropriately
> lest the
> gates of military stations are opened".>
> The Prime
> Minister needs
> to take a call if he wants to continue in the same wake as
> the last
> Govt in matters of defence including installing a puppet
> permanent
> chairman COSC or move beyond 'Make in India' and make a
> difference.>
>
> (Source- Via e-mail
> from YR Raghavan - 17 Aug 2015 Net Edition Issue (Indian
> Defence
> Review)
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