Army Has No Religion, Caste": Rajnath Singh Snaps Back At Rahul Gandhi
INDIAN DEFENCE
"Army Has No Religion, Caste": Rajnath Singh Snaps Back At Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi kicked up a row Tuesday after he said the Army is 'under the control of 10 per cent of the country's population (referring to the so-called upper castes)'.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Rahul Gandhi's remarks about '10 per cent of India controlling the Army' was slammed by Rajnath Singh Wednesday. The Defence Minister accused the Congress MP of trying to divide the armed forces and said firmly that "the Army has no religion or caste".
Singh hit out at Gandhi for trying to 'drag the Army into politics' and criticised him for comments that have been seen as pushing for quotas for different communities within the armed forces.
"There should be a reservation. We (i.e., the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party) are supporters of reservations… we have given to the poor. But the Army? Our soldiers have only one religion - 'sainya dharma'," he said, referring to the military code of conduct.
ampaigning in Bihar, before voting tomorrow in the first phase of the Assembly election, Singh said, "Rahul Gandhi is trying to create anarchy by demanding reservations in defence forces."