A number of Military veterans got here ahead in assist of troopers after a viral video confirmed a girl inflicting ruckus on the Minimarg checkpoint in Kargil, Ladakh.
Mizoram Governor and former Military Chief Common VK Singh (Retd) on Thursday stated that the criticism needs to be primarily based on info, not emotion or sweeping accusations. He added that the incident is a stark reminder of the braveness, sacrifice and vigilance of our troopers and stated that unfairly blaming or disrespecting troopers is flawed.
“India’s armed forces stand between our nation and those that search to hurt it. The Minamarg incident is a stark reminder of the braveness, sacrifice and vigilance of our troopers,” he wrote on X.
“Regardless of the circumstances, unfairly blaming or disrespecting our troopers is flawed. Criticism needs to be primarily based on info, not emotion or sweeping accusations. We stand with those that serve and sacrifice for India.”
His response got here in response to a video going viral on social media, purportedly of a girl shouting and making a ruckus on the Minimarg checkpoint in Kargil, Ladakh. She was amongst a number of vacationers ready to cross the barricaded space.
Former Chinar Corps Commander, Lieutenant Common KJS Dhillon (Retd) additionally reacted to the incident in a submit on X, defending the troopers deployed within the space.
Reacting to the lady’s “our taxes pay their salaries” comment, Dhillon stated that the troopers pay their taxes prematurely even earlier than they obtain their salaries.
“Troopers pay their taxes prematurely, even earlier than they get their pay. You’ll be able to go for trip to such areas as a result of our troopers are guarding it day and evening, even at the price of their lives.”
He urged the lady within the video to be legislation abiding citizen earlier than asking for entitlement.
“Your Language is the reflection of excellent parenting & education. Be respectful at all times. Be taught to be legislation abiding citizen earlier than asking for entitlement. And lastly ….“Get Properly Quickly”
One other former Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen Lt Gen Satish Dua (Retd) stated the feedback made by the particular person within the video was a degradation of the sacrifice of troopers.
“Military salaries are paid from our taxes,” stated a feminine vacationer in Ladakh the place visitors was being regulated. Do not know extra particulars however this remark is a degradation of the troopers’ sacrifice. Military personnel additionally pay taxes. Being a border space, Ladakh has safety sensitivities,” he posted on X.
The video has drawn criticism from all fronts from political leaders to social media customers slamming her for the feedback she made.
Contained in the viral video chaos
A video of a girl yelling at authorities on the Minimarg checkpoint in Kargil went viral on Wednesday, triggering outrage. The clip was from July 25, when the motion of the defence minister and the Military chief alongside the Zojila-Gumri route led to visitors restrictions within the space, the Instances of India reported, citing sources.
HT couldn’t independently confirm the authenticity of the report.
Officers stated the 2 had been scheduled to journey by air, however unhealthy climate pressured them to fly by helicopter to Gumri, from the place they travelled by street in direction of Kargil, in keeping with the report.
The lady, within the video, may very well be heard saying individuals journey from distant and spend appreciable quantities of cash on their journeys, solely to face “all this”. She was seen arguing with the safety personnel on the checkpoint and stated that they had been vacationers, not Kashmiris who, she stated, had been subjected to such behaviour.
“We’re Gen Zs… we is not going to tolerate this nonsense,” the lady was heard saying.
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday additionally reacted to the video and highlighted the overuse of ‘We’re Gen Z’ phrase.
Taking to X, he took a swipe on the rising use of the “We’re Gen Z” tagline, likening it to the old-school risk, “Jaante nahin ho mera baap kaun hai?” and warned that turning the phrase right into a risk at each perceived slight is the quickest option to erode any goodwill surrounding Gen Z.
