INEVITABLE CHANGES IN THR LAST BASTION
Dr k prabhakar Rao
Politicisation of armed forces in India was inevitable owing to the suppression and systematic degradation of the forces right from 1947.nehruvian govt that was obsessed with the fear of a military coup subsequent to events in Pakistan ensured that def services were marginalised on status, priority and pay. every govt did the same whether it was Congress govt or otherwise. The governments followed the dictums of the civilian babus in administration under the well known dictum of army playing second fidle to civilians in a democracy. while in Pakistan Ayub khan engineered a coup leading to many years of military dictatorships, Indian armed forces played the gooddy gooddy boy role like in Uk and USA where def forces are held in high esteem unlike in India. Craving for evidence by opposition parties subsequent to air strikes on Pak terror camps recently speaks about it. A stage has come where IAS. and IPS and even state police forces consider def services inferior to them. The forces under central Home ministry too are pulling carpet under the feet of services. the struggle by veterans for OROP at Delhi leading to cane charge by Delhi Police on advance aged and sick veterans was the darkest spot in def services history in which serving top brass in services looked other way. Probably they thought they would never retire from service. To day , every one knows that selection of top brass in def services for higher posts is a politically motivated process and extraneous considerations play role than seniority and merit. By passing has become a regular affair.Top brass in services is surely much worried for the post retirement perks such as posts as ambassadors or high commissioners even when they are posted to insignificant countries. In olden days discussion on politics in services was a taboo but not
now. Now freely these are discussed. How long politicisation of services can be stopped when every one knows that they are subjected to injustice and step motherly treatment by their own govt ? if some one feels that all is well in services he is surely mistaken. Surely all is not well and destruction of the last bastion in the
country is around the corner. Better every one be prepared for it. God bless the nation and let wisdom prevail on those who matter before it is too late.
Dr k prabhakar Rao
Politicisation of armed forces in India was inevitable owing to the suppression and systematic degradation of the forces right from 1947.nehruvian govt that was obsessed with the fear of a military coup subsequent to events in Pakistan ensured that def services were marginalised on status, priority and pay. every govt did the same whether it was Congress govt or otherwise. The governments followed the dictums of the civilian babus in administration under the well known dictum of army playing second fidle to civilians in a democracy. while in Pakistan Ayub khan engineered a coup leading to many years of military dictatorships, Indian armed forces played the gooddy gooddy boy role like in Uk and USA where def forces are held in high esteem unlike in India. Craving for evidence by opposition parties subsequent to air strikes on Pak terror camps recently speaks about it. A stage has come where IAS. and IPS and even state police forces consider def services inferior to them. The forces under central Home ministry too are pulling carpet under the feet of services. the struggle by veterans for OROP at Delhi leading to cane charge by Delhi Police on advance aged and sick veterans was the darkest spot in def services history in which serving top brass in services looked other way. Probably they thought they would never retire from service. To day , every one knows that selection of top brass in def services for higher posts is a politically motivated process and extraneous considerations play role than seniority and merit. By passing has become a regular affair.Top brass in services is surely much worried for the post retirement perks such as posts as ambassadors or high commissioners even when they are posted to insignificant countries. In olden days discussion on politics in services was a taboo but not
now. Now freely these are discussed. How long politicisation of services can be stopped when every one knows that they are subjected to injustice and step motherly treatment by their own govt ? if some one feels that all is well in services he is surely mistaken. Surely all is not well and destruction of the last bastion in the
country is around the corner. Better every one be prepared for it. God bless the nation and let wisdom prevail on those who matter before it is too late.
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