Views of Gp Capt Vk Vidyadhar ..Australia

CK,

This is an invention of the babus. This is against natural justice. The govt. cannot lay down such an all-encompassing rule saying that for any organisation to be recognised they need to give such an undertaking (viz., they will never indulge in any form of agitation or protest against the govt.) Such a rule goes against the very foundation on which democratic institutions are based, viz., the “right to protest”

Does it mean that ALL organisations in India which are recognised by the govt. have given such an undertaking? Not likely.

This point needs more investigation and I feel is not likely to withstand close scrutiny. General Raj Kadyan may have said this, but I doubt if it entirely correct.

Someone else pointed out that the Naval Foundation has also not been recognised by the govt. Then how come THEY were called for discussion with the cabinet secretary?

If the cabinet secretary wanted to, he could have very easily invited the IESM to also come for the discussions. Nobody would hang him if he had. The babus don’t WANT to invite the IESM. Their attitude has been one of, “I am katti with you. So I won’t invite you for my party”.

The other point is, if the ESM community is keen on achieving unity (which in the long term is in our own interests) organisations like the IESL, AFA and NFDC (?) which are recognised by the govt. can always stand up to such a govt. directive and REFUSE to participate in any discussions with any committee, until and unless the IESM is also actively involved. But the problem is the people who head these organisations don’t take such a stand. “One Upmanship”, may the reason for this. Or what could be more likely is that the leaders of these of organisations are not really committed to achieving unity in the ESM community. They couldn’t care less about “unity”. Their “personal ego” and “self-importance” may be coming in the way.

IF the ESM community can put up a strong united front, if the leaders of these organisations put up a strong united front, we can move mountains. The problem is, these leaders are not willing to take such a firm stand. Infighting among themselves. That has been our problem all along. The 3 service chiefs fight with each other for their individual service gains (turf war). The babus have caught on to our weakness. That’s why they have not appointed a Chief of Defence Force. Divide and Rule policy.

Regards

Gp Capt VK Vidyadhar (Retd)
Tamworth, Australia