‘Army should not be dragged into politics’, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi spoke on Rahul Gandhi’s statement

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi objected to the inclusion of the defense forces in the political battle and said that the name of the army should not be dragged into politics. In fact, Rahul Gandhi had recently said that the Army Chief in Parliament had said that Chinese infiltration has taken place in Ladakh sector. However, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh denied this.

In an interview with news agency ANI, General Dwivedi said, “I think the Defense Minister (Rajnath Singh) has given political reply as a tweet and the Ministry of Defense has given details. But the things I have learned have learned That is, it should be tried that the army should not be dragged into politics. “

Asked about his previous comments at the press conference that the area around the Indo-China border has been tampered with by China or India, General Dwivedi said that the Indian Army has not gone to any disputed area, but instead it The bus has become comfortable and firm. If you go back in 2007 or 2001, ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) used to control the region, not the Indian Army, but we have moved forward with time, similarly China has also moved forward. ”

Explaining the process of expansion of houses on LAC (Line of Actual Control) and construction of infrastructure for soldiers, the Army Chief said that when you have more soldiers, you need a billett (allotted quarters) for them. , You need transport for them, need to roads and tracks.

He further commented on the storage of resources, saying that this has happened because there are more soldiers in the area. He said, “It is not that we have come into a disputed (region), where there are some issues. Wherever we are, we have made ourselves outspoken and comfortable. If all this is the case, then the area will be changed. Because you have to build roads, arrange for stay, because it has been done by both sides, so, this is what I wanted to say. “

He said, “Suppose you had 100 soldiers first, now you have a thousand soldiers. You need ration, storage for a thousand people. Suppose a serious situation comes tomorrow, then you have 200 Additional people will come. Now you will have to arrange their stay, their ration and their fighting abilities … both sides are doing this. “

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