Army chief Bipin Rawat has triggered a controversy after saying that the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has grown faster than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam.
Soon after General Rawat started getting criticised for making 'political' statements, the Indian Army sought to downplay its chief's comments. There is nothing political or religious in the talk. Army Chief just mentioned amalgamation & development in the seminar on North-East organised at DRDO Bhawan on 21 Feb 18. "There is nothing political or religious in the talk. Army Chief just mentioned amalgamation and development in the seminar on North-East organised at DRDO Bhawan on 21 Feb 18," news agency ANI quoted the Indian Army as saying today morning.
Army chief Bipin Rawat has triggered a controversy after saying that the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has grown faster than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam.
Soon after General Rawat started getting criticised for making 'political' statements, the Indian Army sought to downplay its chief's comments. There is nothing political or religious in the talk. Army Chief just mentioned amalgamation & development in the seminar on North-East organised at DRDO Bhawan on 21 Feb 18. "There is nothing political or religious in the talk. Army Chief just mentioned amalgamation and development in the seminar on North-East organised at DRDO Bhawan on 21 Feb 18," news agency ANI quoted the Indian Army as saying today morning.