Army Vs Police Cases & Safety of Army Personnel : It's time to introspect - Let's Debate
- Col Vinay B Dalvi (Veteran)
- 14 hours ago
- 2 min read
" If the Army is supposed to protect the nation both from the external enemy and the enemy within what good is it if it cannot protect its own soldiers ,that too a serving Colonel ?"
Background
The recent incident in Patiala relating to police violence against a serving Army Colonel has triggered several articles on the subject , published in both print and electronic media .Many of these articles have been authored by few senior ,high-ranking, reputed veterans who commanded respect while in service and even as veterans today command equal respect for their valued words on military matters that they often convey through well researched articles published by few leading newspapers ,think tanks , news portals and magazines ,both in print and online edition which have a wide readership ,especially of the military world .
In context with the recent unfortunate incident at Patiala, 3 articles ,on links against each below , convey the essence of the happenings, the causes for the same ,analysis of the subject ,linked issues, and the way forward for the armed forces, especially the Army which must lead. It is indeed a time for some serious introspection!
1 . ' Shielding the guilty officials and betraying the public ' - By Lt Gen Harwant Singh
2.' Military Vs Police ' ,Why the tensions are rising beween the two uniforms ' - By Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh
3 ' Punjab Police is protecting its own officers . The army has left Col Bath to fight his battle on his own ' By Lt Gen HS Panag
Trigger for Debate :
Taking in view the overall picture provided and insight given collectively by above 3 articles there is an imperative need to analyse this subject from various perspectives and identify the reasons for this present state of affairs and chief causes for the same and the way out and ahead of this grim scenario to not only restore / salvage the respect of faujis but more for their overrall safety and well being!
What has gone wrong ? What should be done ?
How?
Let's debate!
Kindly send your responses in brief and point wise to enable and facilitate speedy compilation to reach possible / practical conclusions to advocate way out and ahead.
Full fledged articles on the subject and linked issues are also welcome.
Editor ,MVI
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