New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...
A typical bus length is 40 feet. Add for the safe distance between two buses, let’s say there was a bus every 100 feet. A convoy of 73 buses would mean a convoy 7300 feet long, or approx 2.3 kilometres long.
For a high security convoy of more than 2 kms., the private vehicles were allowed to pass side by side! Our brave soldiers were traveling like the proverbial sitting ducks!! If that was carelessness, then I would say it was monumental or murderous neglect of common sense on someone’s part. Along with the terror networks, the officers who allowed this neglect too should be investigated.
An ex gratia payment of one crore should be given to the bereaved families, part of it kept in a long term FD with the SBI. A job committed to each family, as and when some member qualifies for it by age. To say that the nation stands shoulder to shoulder with them must translate into at least a modicum of financial security, although the loss of the head of the family is a pain they will live with all their lives.
Heart rending. Condolences to the bereaved families, prayers for those who have been injured. What is deeply saddening is that this mounting toll is not taking us to the end of the tunnel.
A typical bus length is 40 feet. Add for the safe distance between two buses, let’s say there was a bus every 100 feet. A convoy of 73 buses would mean a convoy 7300 feet long, or approx 2.3 kilometres long.
For a high security convoy of more than 2 kms., the private vehicles were allowed to pass side by side! Our brave soldiers were traveling like the proverbial sitting ducks!! If that was carelessness, then I would say it was monumental or murderous neglect of common sense on someone’s part. Along with the terror networks, the officers who allowed this neglect too should be investigated.
Hit them, hit them all our bloody force and teach them the lesson of their life
An ex gratia payment of one crore should be given to the bereaved families, part of it kept in a long term FD with the SBI. A job committed to each family, as and when some member qualifies for it by age. To say that the nation stands shoulder to shoulder with them must translate into at least a modicum of financial security, although the loss of the head of the family is a pain they will live with all their lives.
Modi’s wrong policies are responsible for this.
Heart rending. Condolences to the bereaved families, prayers for those who have been injured. What is deeply saddening is that this mounting toll is not taking us to the end of the tunnel.