Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Backpedalling so soon?!!

The army stepped in, although extremely late, but it did and the comment it issued was to encourage the media to stop the trial it was parallely conducting. And overnight the slanderous comments being made about the top brass of the army have been wiped off the pages and screens, as if they were never there.
Lt.Gen V.K. Singh, has been conveniently forgotten and no questions raised about his involvement. Now as the news is off the headlines, his name will be safely tucked away making his escape easier and quieter. Where is his explaination in demanding the NoC withdrawn, in being aware of all the decision making, in making baits out of the persecuted and maligned Army men to settle his personal score with the Army Chief for being overlooked for a "plum posting". The reward of the Army Chief designate is coming a bit too late to make him forget old slights and this is how he can get back at the current Chief, by destroying his men.
This seemed to have grabbed zero media attention and no prompting either.
"Meanwhile, replying to another query on purchase of large tracts of land in Barmer near Pakistan border, the Defence Minister said, "a detailed inquiry has been ordered into these land transactions and Home Ministry is also closely monitoring the investigations in coordination with Rajasthan government."

A private company Pearl Agrotech Corporation Limited had reportedly purchased 20311 bighas of land in 681 deals spread over several years beginning 2002-03 in the notified area of Barmer district, he added."

The Army Eastern Command, being quoted specifically as a source of information by HeaDLINES Today, has orchestrated this entire deal, including startegically leaking false reports to the media and practically implicating Lt. Gen. Avdesh Prakash and Lt. Gen. P.K. Rath before the inquiry is even over. On some days, these men are indicted, on others, they are facing possible court martials,and sometimes, they are just disgracing the country. Why has the Army stepped in this late to defend the honour of its men in the public, and why is Lt. Gen. V.K. Singh not being pulled up for questions about the delay in the Court of Inquiry, his involvement, the press' high handedness?
Can the country's Army look forward to a future under a prospective chief who is capable of this level of orchestrated damage to its men? Will the army and the country survive his leadership?

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