NATION MAILBOX MY TIMES, MY VOICE
Armed forces to blame for this state of affairs
I have read several reactions to the recommendations of the pay commission pertaining to the armed forces. I feel there is only one agency responsible for this state of affairs, and that is the forces itself. Over the last 60 years, my fear is that the armed forces have learnt nothing on matters of state and their contribution to it. The mantra today is ~non-performance~. They should carefully look at the track record of self-promoting and enriching politicians who run the country, the bureaucrats whose non-performance and sycophancy has resulted in internal turmoil, with only about 165 districts out of approximately 600 under the influence of the Naxalites/ Maoists, corrupt policemen whose assets can run a parallel economy of the country and other babus obstructing every move to streamline the administration resulting in good governance. No one is paid for doing one~s duty diligently with loyalty to the country. The armed forces are existing in an idealistic, make-believe world of their own. Let them take their blinkers off, sit back and relax, lose chunks of territory to the adversaries, allow insurgency to spread to other states and generally start having a jolly good time. Believe me, this will draw the attention of the government and they will get a massive hike in pay and perks along with recognition.
A J Bahadur