There is a commotion in India now regarding the contradictory statements issued by the Malyali Defense Minister of India, Antony. First he said the Pakistani terrorists crossed Indian border wearing Military Uniforms giving an impression that they are Pakistani Military personnel and when there was furor in India over this statement glorifying Pakistan as innocent, he later on clarified his statement in the Lokh Sabah stating just the opposite and temporarily calmed down the prevailing noise in India. When things are at this boiling point, Sardarji Premier of India is keeping his stoic silence when he should not as the leader of the government. Is he fit to be the Premier of India? He is fit to be a very good soldier but surely not a very good commander.
Earlier in 1962 during the Chinese war with India in which India suffered a humiliating defeat, another Malyali Defense Minister of India at that time, Krishna Menon was also issuing such contradictory statements as if he was supporting China just as Antony doing as if he is supporting Pakistan. The whole of India at that time accused Menon of telling lies and because of him as a weak Defense Minister, India suffered a humiliating defeat from the hands of China, that was the first defeat India suffered in its lifetime. Then there was a heavy pressure on the then Indian Premier Nehru to sack him from the Cabinet and succumbing to the mood of the people and his Congress colleagues, Nehru unceremoniously dismissed Menon from his ministry.
Is it not the turn now of the current Defense Minister of India to get a kick from the Cabinet for his leaning towards Pakistan? It is time now for the Indian public and all the Congressmen to demand dismissal from the Cabinet of Antony before he enters into another goof whose knowledge of war and defense strategy is minus Zero.
Similarly, earlier in 1961 December, to invade Goa, the same Krishna Menon told lies to Nehru and the Cabinet so as to get the green signal for him to invade Goa against the wishes of overwhelming majority of Goans. Even now if opinion poll is held in Goa, surely Goans will reject Indian involvement in Goa and opt for Independent sovereign Goa, that includes me as well because Indian Raj is the Raj of Chor, corrupt leaders and maladministration.
Even if Pakistani terrorists came disguised as Military personnel, why Indian border security guards could not repel them or shoot them to death instead of allowing them to kill 5 Indian Jawans?At the border post there should be sophisticated instruments to detect enemy incursion. Was there no such facility at the India’s border? Good that Bin Laden was killed by the Americans otherwise he and his Al Qaeda band would destroy India as he did in America.
In this connection, I would like to share with the readers one incident occurred about 50 years back. Cold war between the two Super Powers was at its pedestal and both the USA ad USSR were living in fear of each other. At Alaska where Americans were having its base, on the Radar it showed innumerable objects like Fighter Jet Planes coming towards USA. Within a few seconds an alert was sounded by the Americans and Americans readied for a war with USSR assuming that Russians were coming to bomb America.
While Americans were readying to defend itself, within another few seconds another alert came saying the first Alarm was wrong and it was given on fallacious observation by the American security at Alaska. In fact what the Americans noticed were not the Russian Bombers but migratory Birds. This is the alertness of USA where American security guarding its borders are kept on their toes constantly while our border security guards are taking time off to rest and to sleep as it looks from the current situation.
Terrorists faking as local Military personnel disguised in local Military Uniforms is common everywhere. Even yesterday in Yemen Al Qaeda terrorists were planning to wear Uniforms of the type local Military personnel wear and attack western interest in Yemen.
Somewhere in 1959 it happened in Goa too. Some Goan terrorists in the garb of Goan Freedom Fighters fighting against the Portuguese Rule in Goa, dressed as local Policemen came to the house of the Regidor of Siolim Bardez at about 9.00 PM, asking him to come to Mapusa Police Station where there is an immediate summon for him at Mapusa Police Station for one urgent criminal case. Regidor dressed and went with the fake Policemen thinking they were genuine Policemen came with genuine summon. After 10 minutes of drive and seeing outside in the darkness, Regidor noticed the vehicle in which he was traveling along with those fake Policemen, was not going to Mapusa Road but different. Immediately he realized the conspiracy to liquidate him. He was taken to a lonely place near the River in Siolim only and killed him. His body was next day found near the River. He was killed because he was considered as “Chamcha” of Portuguese regime in Goa.
In fact during those days, every Regidor of Goa was a “Chamcha” of Portuguese regime whether he was a Christian or a Hindu and unless he is a “Chamcha” he would not be appointed a Regidor in Goa.
Meantime what will be the compensation paid to the families of the 5 dead Jawans who laid their young and precious lives in the service of the nation? Where are the Indian Millionaires and Business Magnates now? Why they are silent? Can’t they afford to help financially the family members of the dead Jawans? Where are the Millionaire Indian Cricketers gone now? Can’t they organize benefit matches in aid of the family members of the 5 dead Jawans? State Honours and other such official ceremonies is a big joke. What are required now are financial doles for the decent sustenance of the families of the 5 dead Jawans because they lost their bread winners.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.