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On the recent case involving the alleged breach in the PM's security when three youngsters reached beyond the first barrier, Ex-Soldiers voice their concerns to DefenceIndia.
Maj Gen. Ashok Krishna (Retd),
says, 'It's a very serious matter & it should be resolved.
This is the time when our forces have to be strict because
it is the question of many lives. Its really a very bad thing.
While the case when two girls and a boy tried to enter the
house of PM, could be accidental, or deliberate but our forces
should be careful about the infiltration in armed forces.'
Vice Admiral R. B. Suri (Retd),
says, 'This is the time when there is a need of strictness
within the armed forces about recruitment. Every person should
be checked out. The Jawaans who are facing the problem of
threat to their family indulge in some suspicious activity.
This situation is very critical. On one hand the youngster
prank should have been stopped by the security then and there.
There is not much point in saying later, that those youngsters
were going to harm national security.'
Maj. Gen. Ashok Mehta (Retd),
says, 'The Army has not taken the infiltration matter seriously
enough. Especially when the soldiers are coming down from
J&K, they are vulnerable. When the soldiers come from
north-East like Nagaland, Mizoram et al, we have to be very
careful and monitor the people coming from those areas.'
Col. Dhani Ram Shandil (Retd),
says,' There should be more security consciousness. Each and
Every child must learn about national security. When I was
in the 13th Lok Sabha, I raised a question that the security
laws must be a part of syllabi of every student. NCC must
be made compulsory as a curriculum. Today students are not
enough aware of security. In my opinion each and every child
has to be security conscious. Why the other countries are
less prone to such activities is because students are much
aware of importance of security systems. When everyone starts
to understand the importance of security; we will be able
to travel safely in buses and trains.'
Air Cmdr Uday Bhaskar (Retd),
says, 'The army infiltration needs to be examined carefully.
Infiltration is not a new thing. Army and police should take
appropriate action. There is no need of saying that this is
an "Alarm" for India. Media always hypes such things.
Media should not create a fear by defining it as a question
of "National Security"'.
Maj. Gen. B. C. Khanduri
(Retd), says 'It is the time to be more tough and strict
about Laws related to security. We face all these things just
because of lack of strictness. We should change the rule and
regulations. This is very sad thing for us.'
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