The demand by certain political parties dragging the name of Lt. General S. K. Sinha is preposterous. Can’t a Hindu soldier be a devout Hindu or a Christian soldier be a devout Christian or for that matter a Muslim soldier be a devout Muslim? By this account every soldier joining the armed forces would be required to give a disclaimer on his religion destroying the basic ethos of the armed forces. Simply because Gen. Sinha, Former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir and Assam was the architect of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, espousing the valid cause of Amarnath Yatris can’t be dragged into a controversy. This is an attempt to dent the fine balanced communal fabric of the armed forces. Raising such a demand and casting aspersions on an illustrious army general who has been a front rank soldier since 1947, even when Pakistan had sent tribal troops to seize the territory in Kashmir, is simply ridiculous. It seems that Congress leadership is firing a salvo from the shoulders of these leaders apparently playing a very dangerous game. The demand for a probe where alleged connection has been openly denied is simply outlandish.

(Shyam Jaju)
Headquarters Incharge