The clip of BSF trooper from Jammu and Kashmir gone viral and on this issue the Border Security Force came in front and states that the video which shows that poor quality food served to troopers is not be taken as evidence and denies that the troopers of BSF get poor quality food. The Border Security Force clears that there was no evidence to allege that poor quality food was being served to its troopers on the border.
As per the Inspector General D.K. Upadhyaya said an enquiry by a DIG could not find anything to back the allegation made by a trooper on a video that has gone viral from the Jammu and Kashmir border. Inspector General said Upadhyaya said, “The DIG-level officer went there and inquired about the food quality served to the BSF troops. Prime facie, there was no complaint by other soldiers.”
The statement came a day after a video uploaded by BSF trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav went viral, prompting the BSF to initiate an investigation. In the video, Yadav sought the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention, saying the plight of troopers posted along the cold, hilly border was pathetic.
Claiming to be from the 29th battalion of BSF, Yadav alleged that troopers were served bad quality food and at times were forced to go hungry and he accused unnamed officers of illegally selling off the food supplies meant for the troopers. He also posted other videos showing a poorly baked ‘chapati’ and dal which he said had ‘nothing except salt and turmeric.’
Upadhyaya refuted the allegations as baseless and said officers and soldiers of the BSF were served similar quality of food. He said others, including the cook, would be questioned. The officer said Yadav had in the past been accused of insubordination and faced court martial in 2010 on charges of pointing a gun to an officer.
The Inspector General also described about the trooper of BSF who putted the allegations on BSF that, “Considering the situation of his family and children, the force took a lenient view in Yadav's case. Despite dismissing him, Yadav's service was continued only after giving him 89 days RI (rigorous imprisonment).” “Since then he was kept in the headquarters so that he can work under supervision and could not repeat such an act again.”
He added, “As he submitted a letter for voluntary retirement from January 31 and it has been accepted, he was sent to the post on December 28. He was sent there 15 days ago as some soldiers were on leave.”
All this happened when the Home Minister Rajnath Singh ordered the Home Secretary to seek a report from the BSF over the video.
--with agency inputs
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