Hindustan Times via Getty Images General Bipin Rawat inspects the Guard of Honour, at South Block lawns, on December 31, 2019 in New Delhi. Newly-appointed Chief of the Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said the armed forces stay away from politics and work as per the directives of the government of the day, remarks that come amid criticism that the forces were being politicised. Last week, as Army Chief, Rawat had publicly commented on the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens, saying those leading protests, including students, were guiding the masses into carrying out “arson and violence”. This is not leadership.”#WATCH Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat: Leaders are not those who lead ppl in inappropriate direction. pic.twitter.com/iIM6fwntSC — ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2019The Hindu observed that it was unusual for a serving Army Chief to comment on the country’s internal affairs.

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