“Is the sacrifice of soldiers who fight in anti-insurgency operations any less than those who died in the Kargil war? Such statements are a show of disrespect to every soldier who fights for the flag of this country and lays down his life fighting to uphold his honour,” he said. “My brother tried to save the life of a fellow soldier in the hail of gunfire that his company location came under and was hit. When the militant attack took place, nearly 50 per cent of the arms were lying deposited in the ‘kot’,” he said. The jawan had lost a close relative in the attack on company HQs and was later sentenced to death by a court martial.

Source: Indian Express March 02, 2017 21:22 UTC