New Delhi, December 27
A day after Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat made a controversial statement over Citizenship (Amendment) Act, he said on Friday the armed forces are “extremely secular” and the driving ethos is “insaniyat” (Humanity) and “sharafat” (Decency).
He also stressed the armed forces have utmost respect for laws related to human rights and they not only ensure protection of human rights of people of the country, but also of its adversaries.
‘Humanity driving etho’
The driving ethos of the armed forces are insaniyat and sharafat (humanity and decency). — Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff
He was addressing interns and senior officers of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on “Preserving Human Rights in Times of War and Prisoners of War” at the Manav Adhikar Bhawan here, officials said.
“The Indian armed forces are much disciplined and have the utmost respect for human rights laws and international human rights laws. The Indian armed forces not only ensure protection of human rights of our own people but also of adversaries and deal with Prisoners of War as per the Geneva Conventions,” General Rawat was quoted as saying in a statement.
Rawat asserted, “The driving ethos of the armed forces are ‘insaniyat’ and ‘sharafat’ (humanity and decency) and they are extremely secular.” He said the Army headquarters had created a “human rights cell” in 1993, which is now being upgraded to the level of a directorate. — PTI