Arjun Narang

hmmmmm.. nothing worth writing

[Arjun Narang @arjunnarang]

@b50 Prudent take. The next generation will blame the current one for not investing in Bitcoin or some other asset perhaps. The circle goes on

[PEAK @Filmfanatics__]

wrong turn 4 and 5 was fire 🔥

[RAHUL @RahulSeeker]

This isn’t a review but a must-read ideological critique on the propaganda film #Dhurandhar from today's @the_hindu.

Adding a fact with Proof - it wasn’t the Kandahar hijackers who called “Hindus cowards” but the RSS Sangh who labelled the pilot & the passengers as cowards.
Earlier I shared once, sharing again -

After The Kandahar IC 814 Hijack incident on 24th Dec,1999 where the Indian Govt had to release 3 terrorists in exchange for the lives of 155 passengers & 11 crew of the hijacked plane the deal draw a widespread criticism calling "national humiliation".

At this moment the then-RSS Chief Rajju Bhaiya (Rajendra Singh) wrote a column in Panchajanya that the incident exposed the deep rooted cowardice within the 'Hindu Samaj'.

He emphasised that Hindus should never fear death. He argued on the aircraft, even if 8-10 young men had stood up and confront the terrorists they could have made difference.

He noted that while concern from passengers' families was expected, the intensity of their protests was unbecoming of a decent and dignified society. This is why Dr. Hedgewar emphasized cultivating 'Veerta' (bravery) in the Hindu community."

This the way the Sanghi brain shifted all accountability from the then Vajpayee Govt to the common public, also a hidden advertising of RSS - 'Join RSS become Brave'.

However, the famous Sanghi of VHP working president Ashok Singhal extended this discussion. In one press conference, when he was asked if the Govt could show its courage during this Plane- Hijack, he replied it was not the Govt but the pilot who had to show courage.
"If the pilot had courage, he would have just refused to fly the hijacked plane."

HT reporters reached Captain Devi Saran for his bite. This time the Captain said in response "I don't know who this gentleman 'Ashok Singhal' is but he knows nothing of aviation or the value of innocent lives."

Captain Devi Saran also said
"If he speaks about being a 'Hindu' then at first I'm a Human. Even Sri Krishna in Mahabharata tried his best to prevent Bloodshed before Kurukshetra.
I would like to ask this Gentleman Did he meet the family members of the hijacked plane passengers or Crew during this crisis period?"

Many passengers came out after this & slammed Ashok Singhal's statement.

A few passengers wrote a letter Where It said
" When the conversation failed on 30th Dec & the hijackers started talking about bombing the plane in the sky it was Captain Saran who told us how to open the emergency door. It was planned that he will not let the plane fly but run till the end & crash it with the wall so that we passengers can jump off the plane & escape.

In such a situation, he was going to be killed certainly. And if Mr Singhal is so courageous then why didn't he come to Kandahar to fight those Hijackers & rescue us?"

Red faced Sangh Parivar further had no discussion on this subject.

It is noteworthy that after so-called nationalist RSS was founded at Dusshera Fest in 1925, it had 22yrs before Independence to make it's mark in the history of the freedom movement. And in it's entire History it worked as British stooge and after the Independence as agent of CIA for petty monetary benefits. And that too have ample evidence.

Right now only attaching the proof of the above mentioned incident below. Check that. 🙏🏾
@nmannathukkaren

[Roshan Rai @RoshanKrRaii]

Everyone including Modi had their shoes on while paying tribute to the martyrs of 2001 #ParliamentAttack

Then came Rahul Gandhi, who removed his shoes and then paid tributes.

& Sanghis have the audacity to teach him Deshbhakti.

[Saurav Das @SauravDassss]

#AirEmergency: *HAZARDOUS* air this morning in Delhi! Woke up at 7 AM and saw an apocalyptic view outside. Within five minutes of leaving the purified room had a mild headache. A thick blanket of smog engulfs the city.

The MOST DANGEROUS PM2.5 levels is 30 TIMES the WHO safe limits! Where are the GRAP measures!? Where are the strict measures!? How is this okay? How are WE, THE PEOPLE okay with our own mass slow poisoning!?

#LetUsBreathe #WeDeserveAQI50

[Arjun Narang @arjunnarang]

@AbijitG Do you find happiness in that joy or are you ok faking the happiness? Genuinely asking

[Rofl Gandhi 2.0 🏹 Commentary @RoflGandhi_]

जब जेल का भय निकल जाता है तो आदमी ऐसा हो जाता है।

[Shantanu @shaandelhite]

Passenger 1 — Is there any minister alive in this govt or everyone is in their Amrit Kaal?

Passenger 2 (elderly) — Everyone is dead, Modi is fooling us, he is destroying everything.

Bhakt passenger — Got angry as soon as elderly uncle took Modi name.

Bhakts are the problems!

[Arjun Narang @arjunnarang]

@umashankarsingh Sir Chappal pehen ke ya phir jhola utha ke

[Arjun Narang @arjunnarang]

They are paying tributes to Hypocrisy also.. coz that also died 1000 times with this act

[अपूर्व اپوروا Apurva Bhardwaj @grafidon]

दुनिया का दूसरा सबसे ताकतवर आदमी नंगे पांव चलकर अहिंसा के देवता को नमन कर रहा है।
इस देश में कुछ लोग भले ही गोडसे के गीत गाएँ,
लेकिन पूरा विश्व — आज भी और हमेशा — महात्मा के ही गुण गाएगा। #PutinInIndia
#gandhi #घोरकलजुग

[Kapil @kapsology]

Ethanol crisis: The Petroleum Minister is nowhere to be seen.

Pollution crisis: The Environment Minister is nowhere to be seen.

Rupee crisis: The Finance Minister is nowhere to be seen.

IndiGo crisis: The Aviation Minister is nowhere to be seen.

Where do the ministers in Modi’s cabinet go whenever there is a crisis in the country?

[वरुण 🇮🇳 @varungrover]

Amrit-something

[Saurabh Bharadwaj @Saurabh_MLAgk]

The Central Govt should first bring out white paper on 100 Smart Cities it had promised in 2014.
Lacs of crores of taxpayers money has been spent in the name of developing 100 smart cities. The public has right to know about those cities and how smart they are.

[EngiNerd. @mainbhiengineer]

There is one more difference between 2013 and 2025.

In 2013 news media had guts to criticize the Govt for falling rupee, in 2025 they're counting the benefits of falling rupees.

[Saurabh Bharadwaj @Saurabh_MLAgk]

जब रुपया ICU में था , तो मीडिया परेशान था
आज रुपया Ventilator पर है , मीडिया चुप है

[Abijit Ganguly @AbijitG]

Pehle koi terrorist attack hota tha toh govt ko gaali toh de paate thei. Ab toh sawal hee nahi hai. Gaali dena hai toh Congress ko do. Pata nahi kyu, par unhe do, mann halka hoga. Phir accountability maango musalmano se, govt se kuch bhi nahi, govt kya karegi bhai, tum musalmano se mango, vohi toh hai responsible hamare security ke.
Phir agencies ko thanks bhi toh karna hai ki unhone scale kam rakha. Jaise 2014 se pehle saare agencies bas picnic banate thei aur koi attack nahi roka tha. Aur phir aa jata hai ki yeh toh attack tha hee nahi, voh toh bhaag raha tha aur bomb phat gaye. Yes, tell that to the family members of people who lost their lives that attack nahi tha.
Desh wakai bhagwan bharose hee hai.

[Kapil @kapsology]

Imagine if Manmohan Singh had flown out of India the very next morning after a blast in the national capital, how the media and the BJP would have ripped him apart!

[Rofl Gandhi 2.0 🏹 Commentary @RoflGandhi_]

It will be business as usual tomorrow, Desi James Bond & Sasta Chanyka will carry on with their propaganda on expected lines. No accountability, no responsibility.

[The Kaipullai @thekaipullai]

Happened to see the trailer of 120 Bahadur by Farhan Akhtar.

The movie brings the brave story of Major Shaitan Singh Bhati and the 123 Soldiers of the Kumaon Regiment, who fought till the last man and the last bullet against 3000+ Chinese soldiers, in the Battle of Rezang La

The trailer was amazing, and it sent me to do some reading.

At first, I was inspired. Then I stumbled upon a sad story that made me question the very character of us as a nation.

But some history first.

The 1962 War between India and China was independent India's first reality check of international relations. It all started with the India - China border, which was always a contentious one. Both didn't agree with each other on its definition.

Our then PM who used to think that his personal charisma was enough as a diplomatic tool and thought fancy terms like Panchsheel and Speaking Good English in UN was enough to counter Chinese aggression, he embarked on what he called the "Forward Policy"

It was a fancy term for sending unprepared soldiers to dispersed positions on mountain tops which were 18000 ft above sea level. And to make things worse, we sent them with inadequate clothing, equipment, weapons, intelligence and an absolute lack of strategy.

The Chinese predictably took advantage of this cluelessness and attacked us.

Initially they raked up victory after victory in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh. They even captured Tawang. They thought this war would be a walkover and trained their eyes on Ladakh.

They thought capturing Ladakh would be easy.

Unfortunately, they didn't account for Major Singh and his 123 men from the Kumaon Regiment.

On 18th Nov 1962, they came to an isolated place in Ladakh called Rezang La. It was the last point between them and another place called Chushul, which was the gateway to Ladakh.

Lulled into a false sense of confidence and expecting an easy victory, 3000 Chinese soldiers thought all they had to do was walk in and they would capture Rezang la.

But Major Singh and his men had other ideas.

On that day, they decided to show the Chinese what a Great wall actually looked like.

At 18,000 feet above sea level, in temperatures which were 20 to 30 degrees below zero, Major Singh and his men, using Machine Guns and mortars repelled wave after wave of Chinese invaders.

At times, when they ran out of ammo, they resorted to brutal hand to hand fighting to throw the Chinese back.

For 6-8 hours, Major Singh and his men sent hundreds of Chinese to the Chinese version of Valhalla. They fought with such incredible daring and bravery that they gave a serious inferiority complex to the Spartans of Thermopylae.

Unfortunately, the Chinese had too many soldiers, and eventually they surrounded Major Singh and his men.

Of his 123 men, 114 men, including Maj Singh made the ultimate sacrifice for the country. Most of them died, with their weapons in hand and facing toward the enemy. It was a performance that made Gods weep.

The performance of Major Singh and his men shocked the Chinese. This was the fiercest resistance they had faced till that point in the war.

Realizing things aren't going to be easy for them anymore, three days later, they declared a unilateral ceasefire and withdrew.

For his Supreme Sacrifice and his bravery that would make Lord Narasimha himself proud, Major Bhati was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously.

His brave exploits had not only moved India. It had made an impact on the Chinese and the Americans as well. So much so, that they still teach about him and his men in the PLA War College and West Point, on how to defend.

But this post is not about his brave saga. I am sure Farhan Akhtar would tell it better than me.

This post is about what his family faced at the hands of our heartless and rapacious bureaucracy and our impotent judiciary, after his heroic sacrifice.

As a wife of a fallen hero, Major Singh's widow Sugan Kunwari was eligible for 60% of Major Singh's salary as pension. But for some reason, she was only given 30%.

The Govt as gratuity gave Rs 4000 to her in 1963, and given what Major Singh had done, they bloody well had to. But the govt babudom being govt babudom, they recovered it from her pension in 1964.

The Indian babu who actually passed this order was like "You could be a war hero and might have repelled the Chinese and all, but you can't repel our rules and regulations"

Then the Indian govt "liberalized" the pension rules in 1972, but Sugan Kunwari continued receiving the pension under the old scheme till, I kid you not, 1996.

Add to that, she was supposed to get a gratuity of Rs 9500 as per the new rules. She didn't get that as well.

I guess maybe some memo granting her the pension, got blocked in some file on a random table in South Block.

To claim his rightful money, the family of Major Singh filed a case in the Armed forces Tribunal - Jaipur in 1996, for the arrears between 1972 and 1995 and the revised gratuity.

They didn't even ask for retrospective implementation of pension rules since 1962, because unlike the rotten scoundrels of our bureaucracy, they were honest people. And this was the money that was rightfully theirs.

Ideally speaking, the day someone finds out that a hero like Major Singh was wronged, every authority, every official, every armed force guy would move heaven and earth to right that wrong.

As a war hero, we think his files would have been processed in record time and within 24 hours, the family of Major Singh would have received the shortfall with interest, and an apology note from the seniormost army general of the area, right?

Wrong

The case my friends, 30 years later, is still going on.

Major Singh's widow, unfortunately passed away in 2015 without a verdict and was still receiving the old pension.

His son continued the case, but he has not been heard since 2016, as there was apparently no judge at the Armed forces tribunal in Jaipur.

As of 2021, when there are last traces of this case, it was still going on.

If the family of a war hero, who gave his life for the nation, a Param Vir Chakra awardee, someone whose bust the govt inaugurated in the national war memorial in all pomp and glory, and someone who is a hero to us all, is treated like this by our babudom, then what chance do we stand?

There is a line in the song based on this war which says "Kar Chale hum fida jaano, ab tumhare hawale watan saathiyon"

Major Singh gave his life so that we could have our country and our tomorrow. Have we justified his sacrifice?

I don't think we have.

The nation which forgets is real heroes, is doomed to live with false useless ones.

I think we should all be ashamed of ourselves.

P:S: Considering the difference, I don't think the total amount would be more than Rs 10 Lakhs, including interest.

This is the bribe money that a corrupt clerk collects before lunch time. Or a corrupt judge throws out in a raid.

And we strung Major Singh's family for this, for over 30 years now.

[Ramesh Srivats @rameshsrivats]

Our Prime Minister inaugurated a bus.
Our President inaugurated a foot over bridge.
Constitutionally very appropriate as President is above PM.
Now waiting for a Cabinet Minister to inaugurate a pedestrian subway.