Lt Colonel Sankalp Kumar, Hi All, I recd the following message from one of my Paltan officers on the WhatsApp today . He remembers Lt Col Sankalp Kumar, who was martyred yesterday, while performing in his duty , at Kashmir . I am copying verbatim : Sirs, when I came to know the name.....it brought back memories of Apr 2003....92 General Hospital, Srinagar... Myself and Sankalp lying next to each other in ICU....Both were recently operated....... He had got gun shot wounds .... I was badly injured in grenade and IED blast......His injuries were peculiar....Got a burst of AK on his stomach..... Some which hit the magazines which he was carrying and live rounds were extracted from his belly....His parents came over and would always talk to both of us......Even in ICU he was full of fun and his never ending jokes caused a lot of pain as both of us had over 40 stitches on the stomach.... He was a soldier in the truest sense.... It is officers like him....He is Lt Colonel Sankalp Kumar, martyred in the line of duty today. He was already a battle casualty. Not recommended to serve in a field area. But, he volunteered to serve in Kashmir for the love of his Paltan,24 Punjab.THAT IS THE CHARACTER OF THE INDIAN ARMY. GOD BLESS HIS SOUL . Thank God for giving us Lt Col Sankalp Kumar and many other soldiers like him. It is because of them that this country can sleep in comparative peace . In spite of being a battle casualty already and NOT required to again serve in a field area, he VOLUNTEERED to be with his men , That is the spirit of soldiering, I feel. But, what irritates me is the topsy- turvey priorities of the media. A few days back, all the TV channels that I see were busy giving live coverage of the Australian cricketer, who succumbed after getting hit by a bouncer. But, not a word about the 3 soldiers who died that day in Kashmir. Seems what the SP minister , Aslam Khan (?) from UP , said is true, when he was asked why he did not attend the cremation of a martyred soldier from his village : What is new?. he is paid to die for his country!. This is the most demoralising mind set that a soldier gets from an ungrateful nation. Think it over.`I wrote on this to many of the editors of newspapers & mags. None of them thought the idea is worth publishing. Those of you, who have access to such persons, may try your luck, if you feel the idea is correct. ## Shame on you ASLAM KHAN...you M.. fr. you are also getting the tax payers money as salary . my question is you are also paid, will you die , or can you stand just one day , in LOC . you are unfit to be a citizen of India. j*
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 04:29:25 +0000
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