Dear Sarbajit,
Pl see my comments in red.
The real questions are two :-
(a) What was the motive of the move ?
(b) How an operational move of the Army troops is known to only Shekhar Gupta out side of the Army whereas such operational moves are supposed to be kept secret in the interest of the security of the country ?
The answer to the first question has been adequately given by PM, RM, MoD, Army and all the TV panelists yesterday.
It is the second question which is the cause of real worry. The move of an Army unit is just known to only their parent HQs. No other unit and HQ even in the services knows about such move. This is amazing that Shekhar Gupta has access to such secret information and that he has authentic sources who have told him that the political brass and bureaucrats were scared and that the police were hurriedly asked to put barricades to delay the move of the unit and that the real intent was to create a scare in the political class and MoD.
If he had such inputs then he like a loyal citizen first and a very well known journalist should have sought a meeting with PM/RM and conveyed to them rather than writing a story about it. In case PM/RM do not act then he has a full right to write this in the newspaper. Shekhar Gupta needs to clarify this.
I am suggesting that the members of HJ Gp should give their general views as to whether there needs to be an independent inquiry. To my mind in such sensitive national interests, no one should get away if it is found that the story has been planted and not true. If true let the guilty be tried out as per the law. If planted then also the guilty be tried out as per law.
My suggestion is that we should not link this story with any PIL etc. The public needs to know the truth. Alternatively, Shekhar Gupta can clarify his position or give the names of the people to the PM/RM. When a citizen who either harbours terrorists or hides the information about them can be tried out in a court, why does Shekhar Gupta not come out with the names as this is a serious matter no less than a potential treason. He has no excuse that he wants to protect the identity of the people who have told him about this. If those people are loyalists they should be rewarded and if traitors they should be punished. Shekhar Gupta in either case would have done a yeoman service to the nation by coming out clearer on this story.
Some time, in the interest of the nation, one does not disclose every thing to public but here Shekhar Gupta has chosen to go public and thus he needs to come out with sources of the story for further investigation.
With warm regards,
Col Mahesh Khera
From: Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com>
To: humjanenge@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, 5 April 2012 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [HumJanenge] Uncovering of Truth - IE Story of Suggesting an Attempted Army Coup Needs Investigation
Dear Rahul
Has anybody, as yet, publicly disagreed or disproved what Shekhar Gupta wrote ?.
Yes, PM, RM, Def Secy, Army and all panelists on national TV have trashed Shekhar Gupta's suggestion.
1) Did the army movements in question take place or not ? Yes. Who ordered them ? Their authorized formation commanders,
2) Were the movements curtailed / countermanded ? The troops movement is kept secret as per the prevailing operational rules. Who countermanded them ? Only people who need to know are kept informed.
3) Why does Mr Devashayam HIDE from us that he is one of the
petitioners in the SC now asking for V.K.Singh to "carry on" as Army
Chief ? Will he share with us the Petition that he has filed ? This is irrelevant to IE story.
4) Lastly, it is evident that Mr Devashayam knows hardly anything
about how matters are handled in SC. I OTH have been appearing there
(albeit intermittently) for albeit 30 years now, and I can sense that
V.K.Singh had to "withdraw" his petition because he was on legally
weak ground. IMHO as an old soldier he "ran away to fight another
day". Again this is irrelevant to Shekhar Gupta and IE story.
We are all committed to the LARGER CAUSE, its the "running dogs" we
have to be careful of. True and highly appreciate this.
Sarbajit
On 4/5/12, Rahul Kumar <rahulkb50@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Press and the journalists should own for what they write.
>
> They should be brought under the laws for publishing insensitive and thrash
> information without confirmation and like any other citizen of India charged
> for inciting the public by giving wrong information.
>
> If Rushdie's book is banned and Advani is charged for outrages speech at Ram
> Mandir what is there to give immunity to this particular privileged citizen
> of India?
>
> rgds
> rahul
>
>
>
>>________________________________
>> From: Mahesh Khera <mkkhera@yahoo.com>
>>To: Humjanenge <humjanenge@googlegroups.com>
>>Sent: Thursday, 5 April 2012 6:37 AM
>>Subject: [HumJanenge] Uncovering of Truth - IE Story of Suggesting an
>> Attempted Army Coup Needs Investigation
>>
>>
>>Dear Mr Sarbajit and friends,
>>
>>
>>Shekhar Gupta has taken out a story in IE which suggests that there might
>> have been an intention of an Army coup in the country led by the Army
>> Chief. While, every one very rightly has trashed the story on all national
>> TV channels, there is a need to conduct an impartial investigation into
>> this most diabolical news item unprecedented in the history of free
>> India. The largest democracy of the world can not sit idle and do a cover
>> up just through a couple of debates on national TV channels. Keeping quiet
>> about it would be the greatest dis-service to the nation.
>>
>>
>>If the story has any substance then under the relevant laws, the guilty
>> should be promptly punished in an exemplary way. If however, the story is
>> just a concocted one then an exemplary action should be taken against the
>> IE and Shekhar Gupta for sedition under the prevailing laws.
>>
>>
>>Free press must be respected but that does not mean that one can get away
>> after suggesting some thing which is so explosive that threatens the
>> safety, security, defense, integrity, honor and the very existence of the
>> country.
>>
>>
>>I suggest Mr Sarbajit to seek the views of the members of HJ group and if
>> majority wants an independent probe then as a group, we should approach
>> the honorable PM to order an impartial inquiry forthwith.
>>
>>With warm regards,
>>
>>Col Mahesh Khera
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
1) Did the army movements in question take place or not ? Yes. Who ordered them ? Their authorized formation commanders,
2) Were the movements curtailed / countermanded ? The troops movement is kept secret as per the prevailing operational rules. Who countermanded them ? Only people who need to know are kept informed.
3) Why does Mr Devashayam HIDE from us that he is one of the
petitioners in the SC now asking for V.K.Singh to "carry on" as Army
Chief ? Will he share with us the Petition that he has filed ? This is irrelevant to IE story.
4) Lastly, it is evident that Mr Devashayam knows hardly anything
about how matters are handled in SC. I OTH have been appearing there
(albeit intermittently) for albeit 30 years now, and I can sense that
V.K.Singh had to "withdraw" his petition because he was on legally
weak ground. IMHO as an old soldier he "ran away to fight another
day". Again this is irrelevant to Shekhar Gupta and IE story.
We are all committed to the LARGER CAUSE, its the "running dogs" we
have to be careful of. True and highly appreciate this.
Sarbajit
On 4/5/12, Rahul Kumar <rahulkb50@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Press and the journalists should own for what they write.
>
> They should be brought under the laws for publishing insensitive and thrash
> information without confirmation and like any other citizen of India charged
> for inciting the public by giving wrong information.
>
> If Rushdie's book is banned and Advani is charged for outrages speech at Ram
> Mandir what is there to give immunity to this particular privileged citizen
> of India?
>
> rgds
> rahul
>
>
>
>>________________________________
>> From: Mahesh Khera <mkkhera@yahoo.com>
>>To: Humjanenge <humjanenge@googlegroups.com>
>>Sent: Thursday, 5 April 2012 6:37 AM
>>Subject: [HumJanenge] Uncovering of Truth - IE Story of Suggesting an
>> Attempted Army Coup Needs Investigation
>>
>>
>>Dear Mr Sarbajit and friends,
>>
>>
>>Shekhar Gupta has taken out a story in IE which suggests that there might
>> have been an intention of an Army coup in the country led by the Army
>> Chief. While, every one very rightly has trashed the story on all national
>> TV channels, there is a need to conduct an impartial investigation into
>> this most diabolical news item unprecedented in the history of free
>> India. The largest democracy of the world can not sit idle and do a cover
>> up just through a couple of debates on national TV channels. Keeping quiet
>> about it would be the greatest dis-service to the nation.
>>
>>
>>If the story has any substance then under the relevant laws, the guilty
>> should be promptly punished in an exemplary way. If however, the story is
>> just a concocted one then an exemplary action should be taken against the
>> IE and Shekhar Gupta for sedition under the prevailing laws.
>>
>>
>>Free press must be respected but that does not mean that one can get away
>> after suggesting some thing which is so explosive that threatens the
>> safety, security, defense, integrity, honor and the very existence of the
>> country.
>>
>>
>>I suggest Mr Sarbajit to seek the views of the members of HJ group and if
>> majority wants an independent probe then as a group, we should approach
>> the honorable PM to order an impartial inquiry forthwith.
>>
>>With warm regards,
>>
>>Col Mahesh Khera
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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