It’s power of the people: Army chief

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Army chief General V K Singh has said that the support the anti-corruption movement is getting in the country is an indication of the power of democracy and of the people.


“We are passing through an interesting and turbulent period. Interesting in terms of how we are witnessing the power of democracy, the power of the people. Interesting in terms of how we are seeing our leadership cope up with these things...,” he said at an interaction with members of the entertainment industry, organised by former MP Santosh Bhartiya, in Mumbai on Wednesday night.


“A lot of things are happening, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Gujarat to the most north-eastern part. There is a certain amount of unrest in the country, for various reasons — some sponsored, some genuine (and) some which started with genuine thing and then got into something else,” he said.
“The theme is only one — how do we take the nation forward from the morass that we are in.... It is not who is leading the movement but it is why it has come to this stage.”




General Singh equated corruption to a hydra-headed monster. “Because we all are involved in its thriving. If we introspect, we will see that at one point or another, we are all involved in it,” he said.


“When the Naxalite movement (issue) was presented to us, we were very clear in our minds that it is a socio-economic problem, a problem created by bad governance,” he said. “Army is not the answer (to Naxal problem)... Army has a role in preventing external aggression. Army has a role in assisting in humanitarian crisis.”


“But beyond that, in our country, at least the way the Army has come up, we do not think that we have a role,” he said.

well said chief.........