India Gate is the right place to build a national war memorial, Defence Minister A K Antony today said, against the backdrop of opposition by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to the proposal.
"As far as we are concerned, this (India Gate) is the place to have a war memorial. We are very clear," he told reporters after laying wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the Indian victory in the 1971 war with Pakistan.
The Defence Minister was asked to react to the separate letters written by the Delhi Chief Minister opposing the construction of war memorial at the India Gate.
He said after long years of efforts, a Group of Ministers (GoM) set up by Prime Minister and the three Services chiefs had agreed to set up the war memorial here.
"Before taking the proposal to the Cabinet (for approval), the Urban Development Ministry has written to all the stakeholders to seek their comments and views.But I am sure that we will be able to clinch the issue," Antony said when asked if Dikshit's letter may delay the process of building the war memorial at the India Gate complex.
In separate letters to Antony, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, she has said that an alternative site should be found for the memorial.
Dikshit said India Gate is the only popular hangout place for people of the city and coming up of the memorial there would restrict movement of people in the area due to security reasons, top sources said.
She has said that setting up of the memorial would also affect the ambience of the area. :fkidding: :fkidding:
The armed forces have been demanding a war memorial in the national capital to honour their men who made supreme sacrifice in various wars, conflicts and militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast.
1) You are suggesting that this issue was taken to BJP and they out-rightly refused like Con-gress / Sheila did?Well neither NDA/BJP could construct War Memorial during their rule. Why selective bias ?
What I suggested is that NDA/BJP failed to honor nation's soldiers by missing on National War Memorial. Tell me if I should write that again.1) You are suggesting that this issue was taken to BJP and they out-rightly refused like Con-gress / Sheila did?
Irrelevant & offtopic.2) BJP never funded Mad-rasas to be planted all over our borders!
Please go ahead and write again!What I suggested is that NDA/BJP failed to honor nation's soldiers by missing on National War Memorial. Tell me if I should write that again.
I don't think so! Why are my funds being allocated to Mullahs, Mad-rasas and Islam; when they could be utilized for greater good? I don't think in any way we are strengthening our nation by building Mad-rasas and funding Mullahs the way con-gress and other secular parties are doing!Irrelevant & offtopic
How does secularism relates to anything that I posted?Please go ahead and write again!
However; your assertion is very secular (i.e. BS) in nature;
Yes they were sitting on Army's demand since 1960s.nonetheless, BJP did not build a memorial in 6 years (were they asked??),
Did anyone brought the issue of building a memorial for soldiers to BJP's notice when they were in power? NO! Then why Blame them for con-gress's audacity to refuse a memorial today when BJP is not in power.....By joe secularism and their BS augments!
Its irrelevant on this particular topic. Go open threads you like for that.I don't think so! Why are my funds being allocated to Mullahs, Mad-rasas and Islam; when they could be utilized for greater good? I don't think in any way we are strengthening our nation by building Mad-rasas and funding Mullahs the way con-gress and other secular parties are doing!
Issue is 'secular' con-gress doing dilly-dally on the issue not successive govts. failing to construct any memorial! Moreover, con-gress has enjoyed power for around 60 yrs, comparision with BJP just shows intellectual bankruptcy!How does secularism relates to anything that I posted?
Issue here is war memorial & successive Govts failing to construct it.
I pointed it out. How does it relate to secularism? Do you even know the definition of secularism ?
Issue wasn't raised when BJP was in power! Is it that hard for your secular head to understand!Yes they were sitting on Army's demand since 1960s.
So why BJP didn't build War Memorial ?
Was BJP made aware of such files?? No. You wanna compare shameless behavior of secular con-gress with BJP's moral high ground on this issue! That's the nature of a secularist!Demand & proposal to construct War Memorial was eating dust all since 1960s. Its only recently that GoM cleared the file.
Secularism=BS....and what you write is most of the time secularsim!Get some information before calling out BS & throwing around words like Secularism.
Let me see......NO!!Its irrelevant on this particular topic. Go open threads you like for that.
Army demanded war memorial in 1960s. The file sat in MoD's office for decades. Instead of talking about my head, start reading properly -Issue wasn't raised when BJP was in power! Is it that hard for your secular head to understand!
The proposal for National War Memorial (NWM) was first mooted in the 1960s and is still stuck in the long corridors of political and bureaucratic apathy. Virtually all defence ministers, past and present, have promised it but no decision has been taken so far.
Any Govt taking over is in-charge and responsible for all demands/requests/concerns/proposals of every stakeholder in this country, which also includes MoD and Army. No govt needs to be reminded of what is pending, it is a responsibility when you assume chair.Was BJP made aware of such files?? No. You wanna compare shameless behavior of secular con-gress with BJP's moral high ground on this issue! That's the nature of a secularist!
You abuse secularism because you hate congress. Hating congress is fine, abusing congress is fine, congress is not secular either. But failing to understand difference between two is laughable & sad at the same time.Secularism=BS....and what you write is most of the time secularsim!
Doesn't matter what you say or see. OTs will not be tolerated.Let me see......NO!!
Indian Military Review, Indian Defence Yearbook, Defence Trade Directory & Buyer's Guide13 March 2003 (Lok Sabha) \"It is proposed to set up a \'National War Memorial\' preferably along the Central Vista in New Delhi to commemorate those who have laid down their lives for the country. The matter is being pursued with Ministry of Urban Development for allotment of a suitable plot of land for this purpose." Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes. 22 July 2004 (Lok Sabha) \"There is a proposal to construct a national war memorial and a national war museum as symbols of national pride and honor for the soldiers who laid their lives valiantly for the cause of motherland. The Ministry of Urban Development has been approached for allotment of suitable land. The land is yet to be allotted." The Defence Ministry had sent a proposal to the Ministry of Urban Development on October 17, 2001 for allotment of land.