Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 13: Describing the outbursts of the Assembly Speaker and former Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh against the Army as outrageous and offensive, NPP chairman and former minister Harsh Dev Singh today called upon the BJP leadership to apologize for such disparaging remarks against the defence personnel.
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Addressing a press conference here today, he said that armed forces were the saviours of the nation symbolizing the national pride and to level allegations of harassment and political motivation against them was highly objectionable and most condemnable. He regretted that despite holding a constitutional post, the BJP leader had crossed the rubicon and tried to portray the Army in such bad light for which he owed an unconditional apology.
“Had Nirmal Singh any reservation against the notice issued to him by the Army, he could have clarified it before the concerned authorities. He had ample avenues available to prove himself correct and explain his position. And in case, he felt that the Army authorities did not respond, he could have approached the Govt with a justification for his alleged irregular construction. And with his own party ruling the country, he could have projected his grievance before the concerned Union Ministry as well. But rather than doing so, the ousted Dy Chief Minister chose to approach the media with his highly sarcastic and offensive remarks against Army which had earned him the wrath of the common masses and nationalist forces and further exposed the pseudo nationalism of BJP.
Accusing the Army of harassment and describing its action as “politically motivated” by the holder of constitutional post had severely hurt the sentiments of the public for which the BJP leadership as a whole owned an explanation to the nation.” agitated Harsh Dev said.
Cautioning the incumbent rulers to refrain from criticizing or demonizing the Indian Army, Singh said that any insult to our brave-hearts by the opportunist, corrupt and power hungry politicians would be countered most vociferously. Already, he added, the valiant jawans have been subjected to most contemptuous treatment and humiliation in saffron rule. They have been ordered to exercise restrain in the face of gravest of provocations with several of them having been stoned slapped, manhandled, abused, assaulted, taunted and jeered by elements inimical to the country and still they were mode to digest all humiliation in the so called ‘larger interests, he observed.
He was accompanied by Ex-MLA, Balwant Singh Mankotia and State secretary Parshotam Parihar.
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