Dear All,
Let us not make unnecessary statements regarding what has now come to be seen as an open fight between the establishment and the ex chief of army staff. No one knows the truth except the General, the establishment (MOD, IB, RAW, MI, NSA, NSRO etc.) and the political leaders in power. Had there been any open wrongdoing on the part of the General, believe me the establishment would have never allowed him to become a General in the first place.
Even though I am retired and away from the daily happenings in the Army but my mind hasn’t stopped working. There is an unwritten law in the ‘Fauj’ and that is that things never remain hidden for long and many people know the truth. I too get to hear tits and bits of information from here and there and the fact that one is located in the heart of New Delhi, all sorts of things including rumors do fly around.
All those who care to read between the lines must know that those who call the shots in the establishment today are the sons and daughters of those who are responsible for undermining the security of the country in the first place. They have made matters relating to the security of the country into a cottage industry of sorts. They can go to any lengths to cover their tracks and look after each others vested interests; everything else can go to the dogs. People who are otherwise unfit to understand the basics of security have become policy makers and parts of think tanks. And if someone questions them he is termed ‘anti national’.
I believe a time has come for system cleansing and let us hope people who care for this country come to power and get ‘back to the basics’. Too much time and energy has already been wasted in discussions and scoring brownie points over one another. I don’t think things will improve in the short term. My fear is that incompetence of those who call the shots will once again lead to national humiliation, as in 1962. The Army’s hands are tied and militants are calling the shots. The LOC is on fire and these ‘Aman ki Asha’ free loaders are shedding tears. Media has become what it has. Common man is struggling to earn his daily bread. Development; clean drinking water, schools, primary health facilities, roads etc. has stopped. No country in the world takes us seriously. Even Bhutan is showing us eyes. Everyday they start a new drama; ‘nonsense ordinance’, ‘Telengana’, ‘Riots’, ‘Asharam’ etc.
Ye ho kya raja hai? Is this the kind of independence for which Shaheed Bhagat Singh gave his life?
Best regards,
JS Malik