Jai hind

JAI HIND
You are jealous about the huge pay packet, the perks amenities the defense services receive and the icing on the cake is the comfortable pension they draw after they retire. WE, the poor hardworking civilians pay such high taxes every year, and the income tax slab keeps on raising its bar. This is all done to keep these army people….the faujis comfortable in their lavish life style.
Well, how about trading all this for a bullet? All this could be yours if you had the courage, guts and gumption to join the army. Be a man, go on join the army, let’s see if the six-pack, the false bravado hold true when facing the enemy. The colossal green unified fighting machine which safeguards us while we all are sleeping safely is facing red-tapisim and the biggest challenge is the enemy within the country; Maoists and heaven forbid if they try taking action they are held ransom by Human rights association who cry murder at every move they make. The army personnel just quietly do their job ; a description which is not for the faint hearted and when they are compensated in a monetary way, we the drawing room arm chair doyens of the society kick up a fuss. They ask for better clothes, up gradation of the out-dated weaponry and an answer to the red-tapisim which dogs the poor soldier down. If there is a formula which can work out the sum to be paid when a soldier dies, I’m sure the jawan would be happy. It sure would be a breakthrough which could later be patented thus returning manifold the cost incurred by the Indian government in paying compensation to the jawan who doesn’t bat an eyelid when issued orders to face the enemy head on.
There is an old and oft repeated saying in the army, “it’s not for us to question why, but to do and die.”
This Republic Day will come and go but please change or awaken the sleeping conscience which is awakened only when our cozy haven is threatened. It is akin to opening the inner eye for moksha; how can one attain salvation when we forget to be compassionate? They only want recognition for their services rendered in the name of the country which is a mother to all and when the bullet is faced the blood is red with no distinction for a sikh, Hindu or muslim.
Rise, awaken change that indifferent attitude and salute the soldier who asks for no awards or is not driven by lines of religion, community or caste but serves untiringly, unflinchingly to ensure that we can continue to hold our durbars in drawing rooms and the media can keep on holding their trp driven debates in the safe secure high scale homes.
So, at least for one day shrug off the sloth this has taken over the soul or to borrow a rebel leader’s slogan … Jaago!

Happy Republic Day
A civilian: Ravneet Sangha