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IMPHAL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 Do not divide army in name of State or religion Defence commanded respect. It was like a holy cow. Nobody Indian Army, who has received distinguished service medal, spoke ill of it. Defence personnel were kept in high esteem. In RK Sinha can be called the greatest warrior of Bihar. He was also the The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but films, literature and other areas they were highly praised. Cut to Governor of Assam , Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal to schedule your priorities. Sonia and Rahul era. There is a new dawn. Not so beautiful. Pradesh. He was born in Gaya district in Bihar. He joined the -Stephen Covey. Questions are being asked about their bravery. Doubts are being army in the year 1943 and was in Gorkha Regiment. He was expressed over their success. They are being dragged into also among the first batch of Indian soldiers entering Jammu controversies. and Kashmir when Pakistani tribals had attacked in 1947 . Scripting a high octane drama It is alright when they attack the Prime Minister, his gov- He resigned from the army when the Indira government ig- ernment, his policies and programmes. He is not from the nored his seniority in 1983 and appointed General Arun Offering free air ride same party and the aim could be to see his back in next Sridhar Vaidya as the Chief of the Indian Army. Later, he was Not without drama. It is a multi-authored election. But the armymen cannot be removed after five years. appointed Ambassador and posted in neighbouring Nepal. He script, perfect for a high octane drama. They are there defending the borders, keeping away our en- has authored five books, including one titled " A Soldier So even as the COVID-19 cases continue emies and giving us peaceful nights. To attack those who Recalls ' which is primarily an autobiographical book. He was to climb fast approaching the four figure defend us is the worst crime. Those doing it are the country's not from the Bihar Regiment but from the Gorkha Regiment. enemies. They are worse than Pakistan and China. I want to give two more examples to this gang which is mark, the power game that is being played The problem is, if you criticise these people, you are trying to divide the army. out on the political turf is stuff that would bracketed with some body or with some party. The left liberals First, Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji put to shade some of the spiciest thrillers and so-called secularists will pounce on you. This lobby has Representative image (TOI) Manekshaw, under whose leadership the Indian Army had that have come from the celluloid world. connections outside the country. So you will find articles or won the Indo-Pakistan War in 1971 , resulting in creation of Adding to the spice is obviously the ques- write-ups against you in other parts. They have supporters or Still, I want to enlighten them. Bihar regiment's command- Bangladesh. He was born in a Parsi family in Amritsar. His tioning session that a former Chief Minister sympathisers every where. Logic will thrown to the wind. No ing officer Colonel B. Santosh Babu who was martyred was family had moved to Punjab from the Gujarat city of Valsad. is set to be put under by the Central explanation is acceptable to them. You will become an un- a native of Suryapet in Telangana. Subedar N Soren and Manekshaw got his early education in Amritsar. He later Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Add the lat- touchable for the pseudo seculars and left liberals. Mayurbhanj belonged to Odisha. joined Sherwood College, Nainital. He was in the Gorkha est announcement from the State A new trend which has emerged now is more painful. The Some other martyrs also hailed from other areas. Regiment . Second, General F N Billimoria was also from Government that no schools should charge army is being divided into regions, also on communal lines. Subedar Mandeep Singh was from Patiala (Punjab), the Parsi family of Hyderabad and was an officer in Gorkha fees from the students for the months of It is one and undivided. Caste, religion or any such thing Havildar K Palani from Madurai (Tamil Nadu) ,Havildar Regiment. April to July and all schools, read private meant nothing to them. The defence personnel are above all Bipul Roy , from Meerut City (Uttar Pradesh), Subedar Satnam More instances. Lieutenant General JFR Jacob, 1971 war schools here, should pay the teachers and this. Singh from Gurdaspur (Punjab) , Deepak Kumar ,from veteran, was a Jew. He was the Chief of Staff of the Eastern the script is ready to make the days in- In the recent unarmed conflict between India and China, Rewaan (Madhya Pradesh) , Sepoy Kundan Kumar Ojha , Command at that time. General Jacob, had entered East Pa- teresting. Making things all that more our bravehearts had broken the back of the enemies. The entire from Sahibganj (Jharkhand) , Sepoy Rajesh Orang from kistan (now Bangladesh) and launched a massive attack on interesting are the freebies that have been world has been a witness to it. They belonged to different state Birbhum (West Bengal) , Sepoy Ganesh Ram ,from Kanker Pakistani forces. It was because of his war skills that more put on offer by some of the schools spe- of the country. (Chhattisgarh) , Chandrakant Pradhan , from Kandhamal than ninety thousand Pakistani soldiers had surrendered to the cialising in the plus two level to attract For instance, in Galwan valley of Ladakh the defence (Orissa) , Sepoy Ankush ,from Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh) Indian Army with their weapons, which is the largest military the star performers in the just announced personnel who clashed at 14000 feet height belonged to the , Sepoy Gurbinder ,from Sangrur (Punjab) and Sepoy Gurtej surrender of the world till date. Similarly, former Army Chief Class X board examinations and the result- 16th Battalion of the Bihar Regiment. Singh , from Mansa (Punjab). Similarly, only Jats do not form JJ Singh was from Maratha Regiment. ant voices of concern raised by some Most of them were not from Bihar. But these narrow part of the Jat Regiment or Gorkhas from Gorkha Regiment. It should clear all doubts and re-establish that the Indian student organisations and the stage is set minded people thought other wise. Some of them also linked Any regiment can have a young man from any part of the Army is completely secular and above regionalism. Every for some interesting days ahead. Manipur it to Assembly elections in Bihar which is scheduled to be country . person associated with the army is always ready to sacrifice surely knows how to churn out interesting held in a couple of months. If we look back, Bihar regiment was formed in 1941 by his life for the country. It has to be also kept in mind that scripts or invite interesting scripts coupled There is no Bihari or Bengali or Tamilian in the army. They the British. It was formed after reorganising the 11th (Ter- China is still a threat to the country. with all the twists and turns and the free are all Indians. ritorial) Battalion and 19th Hyderabad Regiment. It is one of Troops of both countries are confronting each other on the air ride offered to four MLAs, who recently These casteists and communalists will not project it like the oldest infantry regiments of the Indian Army. Indo-China border. The whole country has to be on alert. walked out of the BJP led Government, has that. It is hard for any one to reason with them. Srinivas Kumar Sinha, Lieutenant general (retired) of the (The writer is a Senior Editor, Columnist and former MP) all the ingredients to add that touch of mystery and excitement while to those genuinely concerned it could be a case of worry and tension ! No one knows how things will proceed in the days to come, Why are strong public services essential for but one thing that is sure is, Manipur does not lack the needed ingredients to make the days ahead spicy and exciting and social, economic and health security for all? disgusting too depending on how one looks The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated, more than ever, the heroes who have to be celebrated everyday by recoginizing the at it. overwhelming importance of public services and the devastating Shobha Shukla – CNS dignity of their work with decent wages and working condi- Given the current reality, it is difficult to consequences of under-funding and privatising them. That is why tions, as they are the ones who are delivering fundamental say where the focus of the Government the writing on the wall on this year's United Nations Public human rights to all" added Pavanelli. would be at the moment, that is on June Services Day is clear: commit to COVID-19 recovery plans that Unpaid care and domestic work 24, 2020 or will be in the few days ahead. will deliver a new era of public services for all. Nisha Larma Arki, Women's Rights Head, ActionAid Is the concern about the rising positive "COVID-19 has shown us that well-resourced public health Nepal, pointed that "Insufficient and underfunded public serv- cases of COVID-19, the cluster spread of systems are the best defense against any public health crisis. ices have affected COVID-19 management in Nepal, impacting the virus within the many quarantine cen- Similarly, the best defense against any economic crisis is well- the lives of people, especially women.