Coup is the midde name of Pakistani Army. In the 65 years of Independent India no one has ever heard of a 'coup' like word for the Indian Army and it has been unthinkable. Nothing like that is spoken within the organisation or out of it.
The very fact that a National Daily has reported a possible coup by the Indian Army spoke a million more things that could be brewing inside the broad chest behind the Olive Greens adorned with medals and ribbons. Unthinkable..yes many unthinkable things have happened. Never before a General, a COAS, been ridiculed about his date of birth. Never before the serving Army General took his case to the court. Never before a serving Chief of the Indian Army spoken about the lack of preparedness to fight a war because of paucity of ammunition and arms and of sub-standard supplies due to kickbacks.
Never before a COAS in waiting's name raised so many doubts and PILs about his integrity and calibre to lead the most wonderful armies of the sub-continent. That too by his own colleagues. The way Congress Government is bulldozing the organization to place General Bikram Singh shows the politicization of the army. Rubber stamp Prime Minister, rubber stamp President and now a rubber stamp Army Chief??? It won't go well with the lower rungs of the hierarchy, at least not in the Indian Army.
Obviously all is not well. General VK Singh has opened the cupboard marked "RESTRICTED" and "CONFIDENTIAL" and many skeletons are falling out.
Its time for a complete audit of the system. Coup is better left for the other armies in the sub-continent. In India, we can do it in a better way. First and foremost, every Indian must support GEN VK SINGH. His date of birth should be accepted and he should continue in the office for one more year and throw the skeletons out of the Indian Army's closet.
The very fact that a National Daily has reported a possible coup by the Indian Army spoke a million more things that could be brewing inside the broad chest behind the Olive Greens adorned with medals and ribbons. Unthinkable..yes many unthinkable things have happened. Never before a General, a COAS, been ridiculed about his date of birth. Never before the serving Army General took his case to the court. Never before a serving Chief of the Indian Army spoken about the lack of preparedness to fight a war because of paucity of ammunition and arms and of sub-standard supplies due to kickbacks.
Never before a COAS in waiting's name raised so many doubts and PILs about his integrity and calibre to lead the most wonderful armies of the sub-continent. That too by his own colleagues. The way Congress Government is bulldozing the organization to place General Bikram Singh shows the politicization of the army. Rubber stamp Prime Minister, rubber stamp President and now a rubber stamp Army Chief??? It won't go well with the lower rungs of the hierarchy, at least not in the Indian Army.
Obviously all is not well. General VK Singh has opened the cupboard marked "RESTRICTED" and "CONFIDENTIAL" and many skeletons are falling out.
Its time for a complete audit of the system. Coup is better left for the other armies in the sub-continent. In India, we can do it in a better way. First and foremost, every Indian must support GEN VK SINGH. His date of birth should be accepted and he should continue in the office for one more year and throw the skeletons out of the Indian Army's closet.
For the sake of the honor of the real soldiers who stand at the borders in shoddy shelters, with sub standard equipment, eating poor quality food and obeying every order.........for you and me and our motherland!
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