We stay very far away from politics: CDS Gen Bipin Rawat
We stay far away from politics, very far” — that’s what newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday when asked to respond to allegations that he’s politically inclined.
“We have to work according to directions by the government in power,” ANI quoted Gen. Bipin Rawat as saying.
Recently, when he was still the Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Bipin Rawat drew criticism for taking a public stand against violent anti-CAA protests.
“Leaders are not those who lead people in inappropriate directions, as we are witnessing in a large number of universities and college students…the way they are leading masses of crowds to carry out arson and violence in our cities and towns,” Gen. Bipin Rawat said at an event.
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi had said that leadership was “about knowing the limits of one’s office”.
“It is about understanding the idea of civilian supremacy and preserving the integrity of the institution that you [Gen Bipin Rawat head,” Asaduddin Owaisi had said.
Gen. Bipin Rawat took charge of India’s first-ever Chief of Defence Staff on December 31.
He paid tributes at the National War Memorial and received a guard of honour in New Delhi today.
