November 19, 2016 9:08 PM IST
Panaji, Nov 19: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar claimed that the Indian security forces have adopted a strict approach under their direction to tackle with the mance of infiltration and insurgency. Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vijay Sankalp meet in Panaji, Parrikar claimed that Modi government has given simple instructions to the security forces in terms of tackling cross-border threat. Parrikar said that the army has been given the mandate to use their force with complete bruteness to defend themselves and the nation.
“My clear directions are if someone comes with machine gun to fire on you then finish him off before he does. Therefore we were able to give befitting response to our enemy. After we came to power, our attention was on making our borders safe,” Parrikar said.
The remarks made by Parrikar is reflective of the stand articulated by Modi government ever since it stormed to power. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reiterated that army has been given the complete mandate to secure the borders at all cost.
Defence Minister Parrikar landed in controversy in the past week over his comments on use of nuclear weapon. Parrikar reportedly claimed that India should not reiterate its stand again and again on no first-use policy. He later remarked that it was what he personally thought. Ministry of Defence later issued a clarification saying that the comments of Parrikar were his personal views and not the official stand of India.
(Source- India news)
The DM of a country doesn't have personal views to air at in public. Any utterance in public by the RM stands out as the government's policy. Mr Parikkar reportedly reiterated his stand again and again on no first-use policy which is questionable. In various issues he has been casual in his attitude including the OROP movement which resulted a diluted pension on implementation. His claim that he issued instructions to finish off the enemy with a machine gun before he does. It doesn't require a DM to tell this to a soldier, even a section commander gives the same advice when a soldier is if at all is in doubt. The media gives much importance to this man when he indulges in loose talk bragging before his local party men during his regular weekend sojourn at Goa.
ReplyDeleteWhat was the Army doing so far, inviting the enemy machine gunner for a meal? If we were able to defend ourselves so far and win all the wars we fought with Pakistan it was because we never hesitated to respond adequately to their actions. The Army does not need any directions from a def minister in this regard.
ReplyDeleteVery well said VK Das sir. The soldier knows when to strike. He never waits for mantris'directions. Sab Naotanki karte hain saale news me bane rahne ke liye.
ReplyDeletePeople are at liberty to interpret the statement of DM the way they wants to be but we should not forget that he is also One of the leader of his party and has all the right to let his view conveyed to public.You may agree to him or not.They are in power on the strength of public support & It will be folly to assume that they do not care about public opinion. I feel and of the opinion that politicians make most statements and every move only aimed to garner and fortify their public support. Our DM is no exception to this
ReplyDelete. It is another matter that results may or may not be to their expectation.One thing is clear that this government is pro nationaist in its approach to security and they are following it as a policy matter.Their opponent as well the history will accept it in time to come.
The soldier is there to use his weapon on our frontiers to save the nation, but it is the same politicians stand out to hold the trigger when it is needed in their own war games from their AC environment from Delhi. Teaching gun battles to a soldier is childish, it is he who stands between the enemy bullet and the nation.
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ReplyDeletealready army instructions are there, when a soldier finds himself in perilous situation he may resort to any extend to safe guard his life in self defence, nothing novel thing parikkar expresses , we know how to do our duty, mr parikkar do not teach a soldier how to fire. you do your duty have you ever bothered about the diluted OROP, unequal disability pension and so on. to day you are RM, some one will come in lieu of after election, but we are ever soldier even you and your MODI do not implement OROP in the manner accepted by the both houses
Let a Defence Minister express his views..he is not there just to honour your never ending demands for pay, perk, OROP and so on..when a moron colonel (who is bound to keep mum on policy matters) can throw up all the s**t on social media as if he is master of all war strategies, why can't the RM speak out his mind?
ReplyDeleteSince 1947,Nokar Sahi of this country is trying to became super boss of the country/Army, they are mistaken and dreamed to be super boss of Army, ? Army is always superior and will remain, they are down grading us in all the fields, all the cpc's so far slabbed on our back,this is all the corrupt system involvement all over and making us fool on orop, how Long they can fool us, corrupt system needed now bullets
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