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Maj. Gen. GD Bakshi, shrillest warmonger in the media, hits new low with gaali on Republic TV

As the retired Army officer Friday let loose a volley of insults at another Republic Bharat panellist — probably a first on TV — here's a profile of G.D. Bakshi from March 2019.

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New Delhi: Sitting on a plush cream-coloured couch at his home in Gurugram, Major General Gagandeep Bakshi (retd) adjusts his tie, takes the stem of a delicate teacup in his hand, and begins to extol the virtues of military retaliation against Pakistan.

For G.D. Bakshi, war is not a diplomatic disaster, but an inevitable price Pakistan must pay for being a “pagal kutta”.

“A rabid dog that goes around biting everybody,” he tells Defensive Offensive, a news portal, shortly after we leave.

And the call is not entirely political — Bakshi lost his brother, Captain Srishthi Raman Bakshi, in a mine explosion during the India-Pakistan War of 1965. The Captain was only 23 years old at the time.

“His entire body was shattered to pieces in that mine blast. People collected whatever was left and burnt his body then only. Then they gave us urn with the ashes, saying ‘here, this is your brother’,” Bakshi tells ThePrint.

“After immersing the ashes, I was filled with rage. At that moment, I decided that I would join the armed forces and take revenge for my brother.”

Five decades, an illustrious career in the army, a PhD in military history, and two grandkids later, Bakshi’s quest for revenge has not mellowed. Rather, it has metamorphosed into another form — rabid rhetoric on television.

Nowadays, whenever the media needs a defence expert to cry war on Prime Time television, Bakshi is inevitably the man for the job. You can find him wagging a self-righteous finger on your television every other night, his gruff voice reaching a breaking point as his temper rises and his nostril flares.

The theatre of war

While he is synonymous with Republic TV, where he is an ever-present fixture, Bakshi has been making appearances elsewhere too.

Three weeks ago, his theatrics were on display in the ABP newsroom.

“How many casualties will we suffer? For 30 years we have tolerated this in silence, 30 years!” he can be heard screaming during a debate after the 14 February Pulwama attack.

“Pakistan will pay a heavy price for their unholy actions. I can promise you this. Agar Pakistan ko Mahabharata chahiya, toh woh ho ke rahegi! (If Pakistan wants a war, then they will get one),” he adds.

In January this year, while speaking at a conclave on Article 35A, regarding ‘permanent residency’ in Jammu and Kashmir, Bakshi spoke on the situation in the state. “I want their top commanders,” he says.

“I particularly want those Pakistanis who have come into my country without a passport or visa. Yeh koi randi khana hai? (Is this a whorehouse),” he yells into a reverberating microphone. “Yeh koi randi khana hai!?” he shouts again.

For those watching, Bakshi has become a performance — the top-most liked comment on the video (with over 3000 thumbs ups on YouTube) is by Dhruv Chopra who writes, “Those who came to see that moment when he loses his s**t, head over to 11:44. Thank me later.”

A week ago, as Bakshi sat on a panel in conversation with News Nation’s senior correspondent Ajay Kumar, a debate on alleged Pakistan-sponsored terrorism descended into the retired army general shouting, “Screw you! This isn’t about Pulwama.

“I’m only asking ‘Is Indian blood this cheap?’” he goes on in a tirade. “Come on, tell me you bloody peaceniks! Is Indian blood this cheap, you kabootar udane walo! Marjao chullu bhar paani me doobke (Die of shame). We are not prepared to die!”

The audience applauds.

All of this, say some of those who know him, is part of the problem behind the retired general’s hawkish posturing.

“In part, I blame the media and the viewers,” a retired army man, who has known Bakshi for 40 years, tells ThePrint. “They love controversial people, and even he (Bakshi) knows that if he hadn’t created this persona, they would give him less space on strategic matters.”

That he makes an impression on an audience is also due to his credentials.

Bakshi has seen more war, insurgency and terrorism than even an average Armyman — he was at the China front during 1971, in Punjab at the height of militancy in 1985, Kaksar in Kargil in 1987, Kishtwar, J&K, in 2000. His war-time experience has earned him both the Sena Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal for his service.

If that wasn’t enough, service in Kashmir is a family legacy. His father, S.P. Bakshi was the chief education officer of the Jammu & Kashmir State Forces (6 J&K Rifles), and his brother lost his life while serving in that regiment.

Bakshi says he joined the forces against his father’s wishes — who wanted him to be an IAS or IFS officer — and was commissioned into the very same 6 J&K Rifles.

His military experience, however, isn’t merely restricted to the battlefield. He was a member of the Military Operations Directorate — a planning body directly under the supervision of the Chief and Vice Chief of Army Staff. In the Ministry of Defence, Bakshi helped plan the Indian Peace Keeping Force operations in Sri Lanka before he was sent to Siachen when tensions in the Kashmir Valley heated up.

For Bakshi, the horrors of war are real. He says that he has seen the bodies of soldiers tortured to death by Pakistani terrorists who “receive continuous refuge from the state”. When he talks of men dying at the border, he does not access a theoretical framework, but a lived one.

All of this, however, suggests the retired army man quoted above, shouldn’t cloud the judgement of Bakshi’s views.

“We have no doubt about his commitment and love for the nation, but the manner in which he is presenting it in his speeches needs more balance,” the army man adds. “People who have a love for the strategic domain are concerned.”


Also read: If Indian media becomes anymore servile towards Modi, it will lose whatever viewership it has left


 A man of contradictions

Away from the glamour and aggrandisement of the TV spotlight and in the comfort of his Gurugram home, Bakshi’s views appear more tempered. He says “communalism, of course, is bad”, and that “nobody is forcing you to watch any particular media channel”.

But he also insists that Mughal rule in India was akin to Muslim colonialism by “our enemy for eight centuries”.

As we wait in his Gurugram home, three young students from Delhi University (DU) sit with a laptop next to the retired officer. One of the boys mentions forming an “Azad Hind Sena in every Delhi college,” paralleling that set up by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose during the freedom struggle.

Bakshi says that “it’s a great idea” and that “just as the NCC (National Cadet Corps) wears a uniform, Azad Hind Sena should have a uniform in every damn school and college”.

“I’ll invite ex-servicemen to deliver lectures on military history, strategy and give you training — you can learn judo, karate and other forms of defence. As long as they’re willing to say ‘Jai Hind’, Hindu, Sikh, Musalman, doesn’t matter,” Bakshi says.

For Bakshi, the distinction between a good and bad Muslim is clear — the faultline balancing on allegiance to Bharat Mata. Muslims in the Azad Hind Sena and Muslims who denounce the Mughal period are good Indians, but the rest, aren’t Indian at all.

It, however, merely takes the mention of Pakistan, Kashmir, and “our boys at the border”, to catalyse an unfurling — Bakshi’s bottom lip shakes as his mouth forms a grimace. He sits up straight, eyes wide, fist curling into a pointed finger as he asks, “Who died in Pulwama you tell me! All of you preaching for peace!”

On the alleged human rights violations by the Indian Army in Kashmir, he says the stone pelters are “them”, who deserve “no special treatment than the rest of the country”.

He makes his case by attempting to draw a parallel between pellet gun victims in Kashmir and the rioters who died in the Dera Sacha Sauda protests (in Chandigarh) “here in Hindustan”.

“In one day, 36 Indians were killed. No FIR was filed, there were no humans rights violations,” he says. “But pellet guns against violent protesters in Kashmir are human rights violations — it can happen only there, right?”

The PhD in military history or purveyor of ‘fake news’

Through the course of the conversation, Bakshi tells ThePrint that he is not just a “screaming Armyman”.

“A lot of people tell me that I’m a fauji, and am yelling for no reason, but I’m a PhD (in military history),” he says. “I know how to research. I’ve written two books.”

Bakshi then goes on to explain that after studying the Transfer of Power Archives in London, he was shocked to learn that a letter signed by the Viceroy of India, the Field Marshal, the Commander in Chief and the director of the intelligence bureau at the time, proved without doubt that “Mahatma Gandhi’s Quit India Movement had failed”.

“We never got freedom from non-violence,” he says.

His downplaying of the Quit India Movement isn’t without reason. Bakshi is an ardent admirer of Subhash Chandra Bose — the army veteran is both a trustee of the Netaji Bose INA Trust and has written a biography of Bose, the Azad Hind Fauj and the INA, which he once told Republic World, “was really responsible for forcing the British to leave”.

“Of 60,000 INA soldiers, 26,000 were martyred. They may have lost the battles of Imphal and Kohima but they won the war for independence,” Republic World quotes him as having said. “It was the INA which was really responsible for forcing the British to leave. They had completely shaken the loyalty of the Indian soldier to the Raj.”

But Bakshi, who has also reportedly served as the deputy director of the Vivekananda International Foundation, alongside NSA Ajit Doval, hasn’t always had his finger on historical facts.

In February, he was responsible for spreading the fake news that the Pulwama attack was only possible due to a 2014 incident in Budgam, in which security forces were ordered to not stop vehicles at checkpoints on the Srinagar highway.

Bakshi blamed Mehbooba Mufti of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the directive, failing to realise that she wasn’t the chief minister in 2014 — Omar Abdullah of the National Conference was.

Further, the Indian Army had addressed the Budgam incident shortly after it happened, and their version was quite different from the one general Bakshi was describing.

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In what was described as a “hate-mongering lecture” by an IIT Madras student in 2016, Bakshi also reportedly said that “Dehradun was originally called Dehradrone, as Dronacharya’s camp was set there… In its spot, the Indian Military Academy has come up”.

Student Abhinav Surya, who wrote a complaint letter to the IIT director about Bakshi’s speech, told the media that the Major General’s contention was “an instance of distorting history”.

Of Republic TV and that temper

According to those who knew him, Bakshi’s “temper streak is not new and has been with him for decades”.

A former student of his at the Indian Military Academy during 1978-79 recounts instances where general Bakshi “threw a duster and chalk at one of the cadets who had dozed off in his history class”.

“He started by calling him an idiot and the abuses increased to the range of madarc**d and behenc**d. Although, he later did apologise that he shouldn’t have lost his temper,” the former student added.

“But passing by on his shining motorcycle, with his simmering temper and handlebar moustache, he was the typical fauji example for young cadets to look up to,” the former student added. “We saw him as a real soldier, who was no-nonsense, well-spoken, and physically impressive.”

In today’s world, Bakshi stands at the crossroads of two increasingly divergent worldviews — the liberals and the orthodox — and has built himself a boat on this Right-wing wave.

As he says, “you aren’t forced to watch the channels” you do, before going on to defend’s Republic TV’s controversial anchor Arnab Goswami.

“He’s doing what he’s supposed to do for his channel — he’s getting viewers,” Bakshi says. “And he has a very nationalist agenda, so what the hell is wrong with it? I think we need more of that.”

(The article was originally published in March 2019)


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307 COMMENTS

  1. To be very honest, i don’t find Mr. Bakshi’s views or language, objectionable. Whether we accept it Or not, India has been exploited by the invaders, who raided, robbed and raped. What they built, was for their own benifit, but the truth is, everything is supposed to be passed on. And as for using abusive language, I see no harm. Bollywood shows cussing, literature contains cussing, individuals of all the genders cuss every now and then, what’s the fuss about? As for the human rights, why do we forget that the armed forces are also made of individuals, they too have rights. Tolerance doesn’t mean that we’ve to ignore what’s truly wrong. It’s good to forgive, but not to forget. It’s not about right or left wing, it’s about our country, our glory. And anyone who’s trying to fight for this country should not be condemned.

  2. Maj Gen GD Bakshi is true son of Mother India. Not a journalist at payroll of departed dynasty. He wants to motivate the nation against its enemies , unlike the many of journalists who lick her majesty feet for some currency notes .

  3. I was always under the impression that the Indian Army General was more dignified and had their share of maturity in public.

    • This is precisely is what is rotting our society. Blatant Militarization of Society and emergence of these nationalism university giving certificate of nationalism and headed by so called military generals, telling people what constitute a good citizen and what not.

    • We believe in General Bakshi more than all of you new reporters put together. We believe in an army man who kept our parents n grand parents alive more than war mongers like your newspaper. We have more belief in officers like General Bakshi who kept our independence n democracy intact,the very independence you use to defame him day in n day out. The man fought in the Bangladesh war n so many wars for this country, the same Bangladesh n Pakistan that you libertard newspapers support. So you can go n fork yourself while our soldiers die to protect you while you are forking yourself

      • Kazi : So, in your family, what is the ratio of American green card holders to Indian Army green fatigues wearers?

    • Indian army men were dignified in the days of Sam Manekshaw, an inheritance from British training and class. Now it is taken over by uncouth Hindus like Bakshi – just as Indian politics is run by Sanghi dacoits.

  4. One should not expect a positive reporting from The Print like fart portals…everybody knows how Sekhar Gupta reports about nationalist Side and finally he admitted his failure to capture the ground realites in 2019 election where modi won second time… GDB is a Patriot and he has all the right to give gaali to anti nationals… Sekhar if u feel itching apply some itch guard on your ass

  5. We expect very high standards from Uniformed personnel but shy away from implementing a fraction of it on ourselves. Not a very balanced reporting but then again it must be the personal view of the editor. It may be also seen that had they not used the General’s name they wouldn’t have had good number of views. so the argument of desired high viewership holds true for Print as well. I felt this article was more of a personal attack towards a veteran. Him calling names to Pakistan or China should not be a concern. Further if every one starts judging then we may not take your so called defence experts seriously. Snehesh desnt appear to be an expert at all in defence matters. The insights are limited and best appears to be a lackluster attempt. Please invest more time on defence studies. I would prefer to hold the media accountable in equal measure. You should have a bit of empathy for a solider to begin with. And dress properly the next time you do any reporting on defence. It gives a sense of casualness. Hope these comments find you in good spirits.

  6. @ThePrint…. Journalism and judgement has difference. Choose the words correctly while written something about army man. Media should not have agenda

  7. The PRINT should be ashamed to print such nonsense. The write up is so absurd and offended feelings of large number of people. The Print and writer should tender unconditional apology

  8. A very cheap publicity stunt by the editor Nandita Singh. She herself doesn’t know anything and she provides headlines which are misleading. Editor Nandita Singh actually felt bad because Mr. Bakshi abused a person who wanted a war. And Ms.Nandita seems to be under some heavy medication for her mental health. How dare you write a such stupid stuff against such a person of Mr.Bakshi’s level. Who are you Ms.Nandita? Because of such articles you and the team of ThePrint are known as anti-nationals. But what can you do, the whole team of ThePrint is loyal to their masters. Master orders and then you have to bark.

  9. Why dont tou write an article for Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Dhoni etc. using harsh language ??? Ohhh sorry that’s something not in your propaganda ✌️

  10. The Print is run by no.1 moron of all time Shekhar Gupta..this report is nothing but a piece of shit..they always tries their best to downplays any Indian’s effort to neutrilise pakistan’s misadventures against India.The reporter who reports this is obviously an useful idiots in the hands of Communist party..Time has come that government put an inquiry about the source of money of this news reporter.

  11. It’s unfortunate that such army men put their lives on line to protect spineless puppies like the ‘reporter’ of this piece. Don’t know if this so called reporter is doing this for the money or out of rabid hate for Indian forces. Either way, such vermin has to be squashed. They do not have any place in the New India. Contrary views r ok, but hate for the armed forces is not. So what if General sahab blessed that pig’s mom in the show. Only an Anti national will say that the latter didn’t deserve it. Piece of human waste.

  12. I can very well say that the article has been written in bad taste maybe , insulting a man who has given his lefetime od servitude to the nation,shame on you people!peddling biased propaganda has been a habit of you shameless creatures atleast try to respect that man, he’s more patriotic than the rest of you spineless hatemongers combined!

  13. We expect very high standards from Uniformed personnels but shy away from implementing a fraction of it on ourselves. Not a very balanced reporting but then again it must be the personal view of the editor. It may be also seen that had they not used the General’s name they wouldnt have had good number of views. so the argument of desired high viewership holds true for Print aswell. I felt this article was more of a personal attack towards a veteran. Him calling names to pakistam or China should not be a concern. Further if every one starts judging then we may not take your so called defence experts seriously. Snehesh desnt appear to be an expert at all in defence matters. The insights are limited and best appears to be a lacklustre attempt. Please invest more time on defence srudies. I would prefer to hold the media accountable in equal meassure. You should have a bit of empathy for a solider to begin with. And dress properly the next time you do any reporting on defence. It gives a sense of casualness. Hope these comments find you in good spirits.

  14. You are a biased media ,your owners financing you have a single point agenda criticize the government ,not heard a single word of praise for them. You have opinion about every one but what impression u have about yourself? For me its insipid and gutterish.

  15. I must congratulate Shekhar as also Nandita Singh for giving such a man so much of space as also time to have dug into the past life of such a man who feels he is in demand and makes use of it. Major General has a past that is disturbing and he is unable to come out of it. He has been shown in this article to be not supporting communal ism but that is not the fact. Had it been that he is against communal ism his whole attitude would be different and his demand on channel would have diminished akltogether. He should not have been given such a publicity and time by a journalist who has lot to give to the society at large.

  16. The left lobbyists like you can sit silent but we as a country men are full of anger against China and Pakistan and if called upon to do our duty we will not hesitate.
    This coordinated personal attack campaign will not get you anything.
    Pls up your standards and instead of ridiculing try to give out an unbiased news otherwise you will also persih just like your political affiliates did.

  17. Gen Bhakshi was low ? Then what do you say for the congress guy talking opposite to Gen Bhakshi ? Congress is lower than lowest is it ? Thanks The Print for showing level Of Congress.. Articles like these made sure people know the low level of congress .. The Print, Please continue the good work Till INDIA is
    Congress Free / Congress Mukth.. All the best..
    The Print hates Congress and we also..

  18. The Print is very biased and what is this utter nonsense. How can you defame such a decorated officer? It is his passion for the country and you are portraying it in this manner. Shame!

  19. What’s wrong in shouting against India’s enemies. Only India’s enemies should be concerned? Right?

  20. Shame on u media walo jao dub mar jao aisa henious act karte hue sarm bhi nii as raha h tm sabhi .kya trip ke liye Etna niche gir gye ho tm sabhi tm logo ki condition to begaar she bhi gyi guzari …..major sahab es des ki San baan air saaan …….tm media ko nark me bhi jagah nii milega…..

  21. Modi reduced Indias Defence Budget to $ 57 billion which is 2% of GDP…. When Bangladesh was WON by Indira – Rajiv Defence Budget was 4% of GDP. ….Chinas Defence Budget is $ 175 billion…..India cannot match China as India doesn’t have money to buy 126 Rafaels as Rs 67,000 Crores has been spent to ANIL AMBANI, MEHULCHOKSI, NEERAV MODI CORPORATE BAD LOAN WRITE OFF….India is buying only 36 Rafaels…..Indias other Fighter Jets Mig-29, Jaguar, SU-30 are old version which cannot match Chinese J-20 Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter Jets….Corporates are more important for BJP- Modi than Indias Defence.’

    • When India seperated bangladesh, Rajiv’s def budget was 4 percent of GDP. The statement itself discloses identity of your masters.

    • When India seperated bangladesh, Rajiv’s def budget was 4 percent of GDP. The statement itself discloses identity of your masters.

  22. He is concerned about the country n worried that todays politicians like Modi will sell the land like he gifted Gulvan valley to China. We need braves like Bakshi Sir n not cowards like Modi n his paid media.

    • Bakshi is with Modi, what are you talking about ? Bakshi is Hindutva Hindu, so is Modi. They have already gifted Galwan.

  23. Fail to get the motive or purpose of the story except character analysis of the great warrior. But what is missing is that no worthwhile rebuttal to his almost 90 % correct stts mentioned in the story. 2nd what is the credentials of the writer. Now a days every tom dick harry , who has good english can spread more nuisance in social media or e-news ,without any responsibility & without any excuses if found wrong.
    It is more dangerous than this gentleman.

  24. All corrupt “NEWSSELLERS” don’t have any right to comment on a decorated soldier. Today, a media person means – news selling, corrupt and a selfish person who will not hesitate to sell off his family and betray the nation, just for a small hike in TRP. So, don’t teach him manners…his only fault is..the was honest. Not like u all, who stage everything up.

  25. He does what is needed in present scenario. You just keep your mouth shut as you don’t know tit for tat formula. Who the hell cares about irrelevant idealistic view of sold souls like you

  26. The print ka purarana hai..they were always agaisnt nationalist setiments..it is best if they stay quiet , stop their propaganda and let the real journalists do their jobs.

  27. Military might is the basic necessity on a negotiating table. Diplomacy is not cowardice. A true leader will delicately use it in the interest of the country. No words can console the loved one of a matyred Soldier, and in recent times even the police are matyred.

  28. Major General G D Bakshi is right, he is abusing pakistani who is enemy of our nation. Major General Bakshi has been fought for country and patriot. If you abuse him do you think he will be silent. This print media appears to be bn biased. It has not saying what provocated Major Gen Bakshi

  29. The web media from China bazar and it roams in pak gully also called ” The Print” is barking on ” Army official” . Don’t take it seriously from Bazzars they will get biscuits thro their owners and it isbarking

  30. So your rhetoric of harping is against Arnab and his popularity. The major who has turned his rage of loosing his sibling in a mine blast plotted by the enemy is of no respect but a rookey’s mention of his anger and dusterthrowing by the teacher that was Major General (retd) Dr.G.D.Bakshi is a spwcial mention. How of vulturing would you guys go on to do on the freedom that this democracy gives you, you parasites. You cant take the name of the other army man who has an opinion against general bakshi, probably a guts issue for the timid armyman or your own timidself. Learn to respect to be respected yourself. Why do you see the bad words and not the vocal cord tearing agony of the most decorated army service person against the country? For his age and valor, ateast he is not befriended the team and family sitting on a $2Bn corpus in india for their to do pseudo wahwayee, jeehuzuree to make a parasitic breadwinning. He im sure has the balls of steal to sit in any forum to strip the enemy agenda to the glory of naked truth. If you do have pride on the seniority, nationalism, an apolitical stance, any anger or shame for doing the wrong thing like the anchor’s in NDTV who are deserting ir to join temples and neutral avnues of peace, write about the stupidity and ignorance of Chidambaram, the naive defence minister that was Antony to call for hands up with a statement “no border is the best defence” or even the eloquent Shashi tharoor who reports of a $45Tn robbery of the British from India but has not getting time, from his james bondish debonair self engaging girls, to say a word against the chinese expansionist attitude. Even if the Indian govt is wrong of his high command doesnt allow him to do so but being an eastwhile contestant for the UNSC leadership, what stops him from using his eloquence and celebrated vocabulary against the chinese especially when the expansionist is doing the same with several countries. I ll tellvyou what, neither he has guts being and insider nor do you, being a paid pseudo insider for gagging your vocal cord from speaking the truth. As an alternate you guys choose to fart, fart because you gather all muck for available sources and vent it out about a decorated, motivated, productive, satisfied, enraged, veteran who still retains a bit more energy to gather a few more heads to count from the enemy camp to serve his motherland. You guys got to change the pseudo neuteslity tone to positive bias for the good to be a true nationalist and a reporter of valour amd values. Good Luck. Try and say Jai bharat or Vande mataram to yourself atleast, because your principles would never do that nor allow uou to do that.

    • We have three types of Hindus making a fool of India. Your Hindu nationalist Modi has not said anything of the Chinese. He assured us there is no incursion. Then we have these retired Hindu extremist types from the army showing off their fake valour in the studio, all for boosting their pension. Then there is your kind writing in support of these two wasters.

      • Have guts to identify yourself truely. Your opinion gets wasted if you are a timid coward hiding behind some ” rosgulla” identity without a name. Howmuch ever you write, it goes to dustbin. Dunno how shekhar is tolerating the hidious writeups. Have guts to critise in the open. You are most welcome to criticise unless your verbatim crosses the decensy limits or your claims cross the lines of truth. Openup and declare your name and email id.

  31. Have some respect for a Army Men
    We all know who the print Media is biased and only Liberal Hacks will hear what they want to fro Print

  32. The job of a journalist is to present information to the masses, not to express their personal opinions.
    Look at the offensive tone used to address an ex army general of the army. Utterly shameless on part of the writer.
    The unethical ones of your lot take the liberty to bring down whoever you wish to. Highly irresponsible!

  33. Don’t worry “Print” we are happy with general .I you are so biased. only to get some attention of antinational people living inside the country .His brother died because of your beneficieries “Pakistan” .you channel is a container of only shit nothing else. If you think army is liar so why don’t you go and join
    . I can tell you won’t because u are so coward and can only do shit and spread fake news. A message to general sir please say thousand times beacuse pakistan is mad dog in reallity.

  34. Everybody know that the print, quint… Blah blah are run by money…. They always say against india and indian government… They are funded by anti indian organisations weather pakis. China aur any other terrorist organisation… Shame on you shame on u… Aur in terms of bakshi sir… Doob maro chullu bhar pani me…..

  35. Stop spreading propaganda on every matter you find. Atleast leave those who served this nation their lifetime.

  36. This is the level of print media to tarnish the image of a reputed RTD major general. Why media is so much interested when whatever he said is 101%right. Give up your propaganda against the national heroes. The print, A mouth piece of enemy nation.

  37. Nandita Singh very biased views by you in this aricle to theprint. You have served well the print. Actually you are pushing an agenda of army doing the human rights violation and major general Bakshi is communal and what not negative about him. But he is right in the words you quoted which were said by him. You made fun of his brother’s sacrifice, your language needs a reply in a language which M.G. Bakshi used for paki on live TV. It’s strange you didn’t mention what paki was saying to which Bakshi abused. Might be you are funded by theprint for this propaganda writing.

  38. The print you don’t have authority to ask questions to MAJ GEN GD Bakshi.. He is hero he is fauji…. Ideology may be different but dont teach how to be fauji by sitting at your office in ac rooms when you dnt loose much except a internet data…. ??

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