The Indian Army -We Are Proud Of You .

“Moriam Nessa (Monday, 11.09am): My sister is stranded in Srinagar. She is 9 months pregnant. We have been desperately trying to get through but nothing is working. She is stuck on the third floor of her house in Jawahar Nagar with others...three houses have collapsed in their neighbourhood...

Army (Monday, 3.24pm): Jawahar Nagar is heavily flooded. Rescue teams will be going there. So, don't worry, they will be all right. Indian Army is there.

Moriam (Tuesday, 8.27am): Thank you so much for your relief work and in helping out people. My sister has been rescued. All thanks to you and your team. They wouldn't have made it without you”.(Report from the Times of India between about a exchange of communication between the Army and a  distressed resident in Kashmir)

Its time to doff our caps once again to the Indian Army .Time and again –they have lfless proved how dependent we are on them .Brave ,selfless and undervalued by common citizens ,its time we applaud them with all the vigour in our body and passion in our hearts .The Chief ,Dalbir Singh is leading from the front –“we will not go back into the barracks till we have rescued each one of our citizens” he said .Brilliant –and he has walked the talk .In sharp contrast to the stone pelters and the separatists .Please do let me know if I am wrong if I write that not one of them has thanked the Army.Am I the only one who is offended by their stubborn and ill mannered stand to thank the Army for risking their livesto rescue the Kashmiris ?Shame on them for deserting the struggling people in their hour of need .But aren’t rats the first to leave the ship when they smell danger ?And don’t the tigers always hold fort ?The floods have been an eye openers –its brought out the who is who in Kashmir.

Kulbhushan Kain