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.
