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'Show Me A Country Where Armymen Don’t Die Fighting,' BJP MP Criticises Eulogising Soldier Deaths

Nepal Singh, however, later apologised and said his comment was misunderstood.

'Show Me A Country Where Armymen Don’t Die Fighting,' BJP MP Criticises Eulogising Soldier Deaths
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Bharatiya Janta Party MP Nepal Singh?on Tuesday?beat a quick retreat after he critiqued the eulogizing of soldiers killed in gun-battles with militants.

The?comment -?"there is no country where army men don't get killed in a fight” --?came?a day after five?Central Reserve Police Force?(CRPF) personnel were killed in an encounter?with militants?in Kashmir.

Singh said: "Ye to roz marenge Army mein, koi aisa desh hai jahan army ka aadmi na marta ho jhagde mein? Gaon mein bhi jhagda hota hai to ek na ek to ghaayal hoga hi! Koi aisi device batao, jisse aadmi na mare? Aisi cheez batao ki goli kaam na kare, use karwa dein?(These people will die daily in the army, is there any country in the world where army people don't die in fights? When people get into a scuffle in villages, someone is always left injured! mention some device, that can save people from getting killed? Tell me something that doesn't let the bullet function, will implement that," reported news agency?ANI.

Three?militants?were also killed in the?Pulwama encounter.?The?militantshad stormed a training centre in the?early?hours of?Sunday. They first lobbed grenades and then began indiscriminate firing and entered the training centre in Awantipora.

The attack was criticised by government and the opposition. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Moday had condemned the "cowardly attack."

"We are proud of our brave jawans, their sacrifice won’t go in vain. The entire nation stands with their families," he said.

Nepal Singh, however, later apologised?and said?his comment was misunderstood. "Maine sena ke koi apmaan ki baat nahin ki. Mujhe dukh hai, maafi maangta hoon par maine aisa kuch kaha nahin?(I did not say anything insulting against the army. I am appalled, I apologise but did not say anything bad),"?ANI?quoted him as saying.

?"Maine ye bola tha ki vaigyanik lage hue hain aur koi device dhoondh rahe hain ki koi goli aaye to lage nahin, sipaahi ka protection ho jaaye?(I only said that scientists are trying to find a device to make the bullets uneffective to an army personnel's protection)," he said while retracting his earlier comment.