Reform or abolish
As this blog had predicted, the UPA government’s decision to award gallantry awards on extraneous considerations seems to have sparked outrage,
In reality, officers in Army Headquarters here say in private that they find the decision to award the Ashok Chakra to Hemant Karkare, Vijay Salaskar and Ashok Kamte of the Maharashtra police and [...]
The two terrorists Kasab and Ismail Khan killed 55 people at the CST station virtually gunning down everyone in their sight. And then they walked out of the station calmly and without a scratch on their bodies. In any other country, the entire railway police unit starting right from the top brass would have been fired. And yet, in the republic of India, huge cash awards were given to cops who merely fired in the general direction of terrorists or did not abandon their posts–as many of their colleagues did. Should we demean the concept of ”duty” so much that merely doing the minimum necessary and expected becomes bravery?
Somehow, It stinks
The UPA government’s deserves praise for culling the list of Aahok Chakra awardees. While all those who died defending us must be honored and their family taken care, Ashok Chakra–peace time equivalent of Paramvir Chakra–is awarded for ”“most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice” other than in the face [...]
