Dear Editor,
A report said, “In the Army too this slogan (Bharat Mata Ki Jai) is used before launching an attack on the enemy. It has spurred it to victory on many occasions over the last 65 years (about 69 years) since Independence and even before that.” This is not correct. Each regiment has its own war cry depending upon its class composition. Just to quote two examples. The Jat Regiment’s war cry is: “Jat Balwan, Jai Bhagwan” and the Sikh Regiment’s war cry is: “Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal.” It was also stated that the RSS and Mohan Bhagwat are trying to teach the country about nationalism. Who are they to teach us about nationalism and become custodian of it? Almost all citizens of India perhaps know much more about it than what they have to teach.
Col Pritam Bhullar (Retd)
Chandigarh
