Two days after 5 CRPF jawans were gunned down by militants in Pulwama, BJP MP from Rampur Dr Nepal Singh says no device can stop bullets from killing soldiers
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi constantly reminds security forces and the nation of his commitment towards India’s soldiers, a parliamentarian from the saffron party – Dr Nepal Singh – embarrassed the BJP and insulted martyrs on Monday by claiming that “army men die every day” and that there is “no device that can stop bullets from killing soldiers”.
"Ye to roz marenge Army mein, koi aisa desh hai jahan army ka aadmi na marta ho jhagde mein? Gaon mein bhi jhagda hota hai to ek na ek to ghaayal hoga hi! Koi aisi device batao, jisse aadmi na mare? Aisi cheez batao ki goli kaam na kare, use karwa dein" says BJP MP Nepal Singh pic.twitter.com/Tnb0gT0VKr
— ANI (@ANI) January 2, 2018
The controversial remarks by Dr Nepal Singh, the BJP MP from Rampur Lok Sabha constituency, came close on the heels of five CRPF jawans being gunned down by terrorists at the Awantipora training centre in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
The Rampur MP apparently dismissed the deaths of the soldiers as a “daily affair” as he suggested that: “They die every day in the Army. Is there a country in which Army personnel don’t get killed in a fight… When there is a scuffle in a village, someone is bound to get injured. Tell me one device that can help in saving lives. Is there any such device that can make the bullets ineffective?”
As his remarks triggered an outrage and left his party – the BJP – embarrassed, the Rampur MP on Tuesday sought to claim that he had been misinterpreted and issued an apology. His clarification, however, was a bizarre one.
"Maine ye bola tha ki vaigyanik lage hue hain aur koi device dhoondh rahe hain ki koi goli aaye to lage nahin, sipaahi ka protection ho jaaye" says BJP MP Nepal Singh on his earlier statement pic.twitter.com/b0n4HewRs7
— ANI (@ANI) January 2, 2018
“I have not insulted the Army and security forces in any way. I am disturbed by the controversy triggered by my statement which was misinterpreted and I apologise if sentiments were hurt… what I had said was that scientists are working tirelessly to invent some device which deflect bullets so that our soldiers are not hurt in battle,” Singh said on Tuesday.
