There are numerous questions about how they will live without their limbs or how they will look after their families once out of the army. We are going all out to ensure that the best of treatment and the best of artificial limbs are provided to them. Vocational training for the disabled, provision of dwelling units, providing, for the first time, an ex gratia payment to the disabled soldiers, will all help them in their rehabilitation. It would help if the state governments and business houses came forward with reservation of jobs for our disabled soldiers. Dr Malik, when soldiers are being killed during this overt attack by Pakistan and its militants, we suddenly see a rush of sympathy.
People claim to be blissfully unaware of what has been happening at our borders.
While we have been projecting the case of our young widows and the disabled soldiers, the nation has never responded. Now the media has brought the conflict into the drawing rooms, hence the emotional upsurge of feelings for the soldiers is overwhelming. Regretfully, public memory is very short. We would not like people to forget the sacrifices made by our brave soldiers. And we would also like people to respect the soldiers who are even today fighting the enemy.