I being a Ex Army person and who nserved more than 30 years know very well that which Government has taken care of the serving and retired defence personnel and their families. Mr George Fernandes the former defence minister of NDA Govt was the first defence minister we ever seen visiting the Siacher Glacier and analysed the difficult situation our soldiers are facing there and arranged suitable cloth, and other materials to overcome such difficulties. He ius the person who took a decission to sent the dead body of the jawan who died at forward areas to the the family to perform the last rights with all honour. Even this present Government tried to criticise him in the purchase of coffin forgeting that their allies are involved in the scam amounting crores of rupees and earned commission in bafore dealing. One should understand that Mr Geroge Fernandez is an unmarried person and do not want to acquire wealth by cheating the poor service service personnel and their family. He speaks on the point and tried his level best to keep up the morale of personnel of Armed Forces. We have seen the Congress Government for the last sio many years and their defencxe ministers not even visited once in these difficult areas to find out the difficult life of soldiers. Yes now Mr AK Antony is visiting the places,probably after Mr Fernandez started this drill.
