India army units' unusual movements spooked govt: report

[Tehmasib]

NEW DEHLI: Two Indian army units that moved towards New Delhi on a January night without notifying the government raised an alarm in the capital, the Indian Express newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing several unidentified sources.

The newspaper report said the infantry unit of the 33rd Armoured Division based 150 km (90 miles) from Delhi and a unit of the airbourne 50 Para brigade based in Agra to the south reached the outskirts of Delhi before being ordered back.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh described as "alarmist" the report. These are alarmist reports and should not be taken at face value, Singh told journalists at parliament.

The army told the newspaper the units were engaged in routine training exercises to test their mobility in fog and did not need to warn the government in advance. Defence ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar told Reuters it was not true the manoeuvres had caused alarm in the ministry.

The troop movements happened at a time of high friction between Army Chief Vijay Kumar Singh and the government. The newspaper said the accepted view is there was a breakdown in communication rather than a plot of any kind.

The military in India is not known for conspiring against the government in a region plagued by instability.

On the night in question, lookouts confirmed the two units were travelling towards Delhi, the report said.

Defence Minister A.K. Antony was informed and the government ordered police to check all vehicles on roads to Delhi as a way of slowing traffic. The defence secretary, the ministry's top civil servant, cut short a trip to Malaysia to handle the situation.

The report highlights the deep rifts and tense atmosphere in recent months between the world's second largest standing army and the government.

On January 16, the day the exercises took place, Singh took a case against the government to the Supreme Court in a row about whether he could serve another year before retiring. He later lost the case.

The army chief has since said he was offered a $2.8 million bribe and accused the defence minister of not acting on information about corruption in the forces. He also wrote a letter to the prime minister in March saying the army was not in proper shape to defend the country. The letter was leaked. (Reuters

 

[sexy gun]

link plz ?

 

[DMLA]

'Alarmist' to say army troops moved towards Delhi without informing govt: PM

Read more at: 'Alarmist' to say army troops moved towards Delhi without informing govt: PM

Fortunately or unfortunately, we don't have an army interested in overthrowing elected governments.

 

[JAT BALWAN]

thread already running on same topic....

 

[Raje amar]

well loking at the current GOI condition I whish it should have happened.
the pathetic PM remot controlled by an Italian, corruption every where. each & every political leader is busy filling his own pockets. all burocrates & the mafia indulged in the mining, govt offices full of "DALAL's"

I wish we must have an Autocratic ruler for some time.

 

[OrionHunter]

Why another thread? There is already one on the subject here....

http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/170358-mystery-move-army-units-delhi-coup-rehearsal.html

 

[Joe Shearer]

well loking at the current GOI condition I whish it should have happened.
the pathetic PM remot controlled by an Italian, corruption every where. each & every political leader is busy filling his own pockets. all burocrates & the mafia indulged in the mining, govt offices full of "DALAL's"

I wish we must have an Autocratic ruler for some time.

Some of us don't know when we are well off.

Say this to a liberal Pakistani and he will probably hit you.

 

[SP!TF!R3]

old news..anyway..maybe there are some misunderstanding..but "Coup" ???????? hell NO..

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

Okay lets end this pure speculative BS!
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Govt & Army rubbish 'spook' story


The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has denied the reports published in the media on Wednesday (April 4) which suggested that two units of the Indian Army had made a non notified and unexpected movement towards New Delhi. Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma has rubbished the suggestions made in the report and said that all troop movements were routine.

A defence spokesperson categorically denied the reports telling TIMES NOW that the report was baseless. Earlier a newspaper had reported that part of the Mechanised Unit from the 33rd Armoured Division based in Hissar and an element of the 50 Para Brigade based in New Delhi had made non-notified movements towards New Delhi.


Govt & Army rubbish 'spook' story

Report on suspicious army movement baseless: Govt

 

[Devil Soul]

if i'm not wrong its a routine procedure to inform the local civilian officials before army troops movement... 2 Divi movement without info.. dont blame the Civil Gov for being spOoOOOked

 

[Joe Shearer]

if i'm not wrong its a routine procedure to inform the local civilian officials before army troops movement... 2 Divi movement without info.. dont blame the Civil Gov for being spOoOOOked

It was done, but some bloody babu forgot to pass the news around.

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

if i'm not wrong its a routine procedure to inform the local civilian officials before army troops movement... 2 Divi movement without info.. dont blame the Civil Gov for being spOoOOOked

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A defence spokesperson categorically denied the reports telling TIMES NOW that the report was baseless. Earlier a newspaper had reported that part of the Mechanised Unit from the 33rd Armoured Division based in Hissar and an element of the 50 Para Brigade based in New Delhi had made non-notified movements towards New Delhi.

 

[harpoon]

Some of us don't know when we are well off.

Say this to a liberal Pakistani and he will probably hit you.

True. Some Indians never value the freedom in their hands, hell they don't even go out and vote as it is un cool. When people, young and old, died and dying for the freedom in Middle East/Myanmmar etc here we have Indians dissing the very freedom that they got in a silver platter. Pathetic to say indeed.

 

[angeldemon_007]

I was laughing when i read this story....its hilarious, especially if they civilian leadership reacted the way its written in the article.

As far as the author goes, i think he is among the group who believes in aliens, flying saucers and conspiracy theories.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

well loking at the current GOI condition I whish it should have happened.
the pathetic PM remot controlled by an Italian, corruption every where. each & every political leader is busy filling his own pockets. all burocrates & the mafia indulged in the mining, govt offices full of "DALAL's"

I wish we must have an Autocratic ruler for some time.

Be careful what you wish for,

The need is for an effective leader.