tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660791779547883173.post2957965744766473534..comments2024-03-05T22:14:08.004+05:30Comments on EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE: ARMY HAS TO FIRE, CAN’T USE LATHI: PARRIKARGaviniVNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714898741094006636noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660791779547883173.post-31475630174205659822016-08-02T11:55:40.017+05:302016-08-02T11:55:40.017+05:30Army makes GALTI at times as stated by the D M.dep...Army makes GALTI at times as stated by the D M.depends upon the situation where one is operating. Army is fighting against the insurgents who are the enemy of the Nation.So if you have to decide at the juncture when you are under fire who is enemy and who is friend, one may not survive. It is easy said than done to fire below knee levels . Wish those advocating such things while fighting insurgency are there to face the bullets. My experience of fighting insurgency in N E is that most of the politicians in these areas want to keep the insurgency alive . It is their bread and butter. About 25 year back in Manipur when we made the life of the insurgents difficult to operate, they, with the help of their local supporters including a minister executed an ambush on the army and caused heavy casualties on it. The master mind of this ambush was a state minister. On specific information when we raided the ministers official residence in Imphal there were 19 insurgents hiding We apprehended them and handed over them to the police but nothing could be proved against them as they had hidden their weapons in their hideouts and the state machinery was with them. The pressure on them was so high that they found ministers official residence was the safest place to hide after the ambush.It was the D G police and the G o c Div who held our hands despite loud noises in the Parliament for raiding the Ministers Residence. . Otherwise some of us would have been sent to home dry. Unfortunately in such situations the Army hierarchy sitting away from the scene also come under pressure and do not support their subordinate units for the reasons best known to them .<br /> Therefore, those who raise fingers on the S F must do so after studying the ground realities. The statement of DM is though late but most desirable at this juncture the morale of the S F is in boots. Wish the D M had started exerting himself from the day he took over. laxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930318344503102461noreply@blogger.com