In the article titled “Adarsh: What’s the army’s defence?” (November 6), Nilendra Kumar makes an emphatic case for integrity of army personnel. At the same time, he lists the catchword “national security”. It is pertinent to mention that the same institution is reflective of a society that encourages such behaviour. It is a systematic rot that runs through various institutions in public eye, thus singling out Army smacks of a witch-hunt.
The matter unfortunately limits the domain to “defence land” alone. Despite the millions of rupees that the public pays in the form of taxes, most infrastructure is vapourware. Is that not important for national security? Is unfettered access of private organisations to Parliament (lobbyists) a threat to national security? Is having Chinese equipment in the crucial telecom sector a threat to national security? Is flight of capital from India a threat to national security?
Your newspaper should focus on important issues instead of wasting precious columns on “raising issues on integrity”, for which adequate mechanisms and safeguards are in place in the system as against the civilian set-up.
Abhishek Puri, on email
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