Friday 8 February 2019

Rahul Gandhi and his crass offer to pilots to die in crashes

Rahul Gandhi -do you realise what loss is it when a pilot dies in an air crash?

Unbelievingly I heard Rahul Gandhi,the scion of the dynasty and projected PM,tell pilots that if Rafale deal is cancelled the 30,000 crores saved would be given to pilots when they die in an air crash.
I am the wife of a naval aviator,who retired safely -and I am grateful to God that he is alive. Having lived the greater part of my married life in an airbase,I have seen first hand the devastation a crash causes to the family and friends,leave alone the service.
Airplane and helicopter crashes were nearly annual events in our airbase-no surprises since all the aircrafts and helicopters were way past their sanctioned life. The aircrafts should have been phased out decades ago,but due to great policies of Rahul Gandhi’s dynasty,were given extensions over and over again,budgets were sparse,maintainace delayed,spare parts scarce-and when the much delayed refit to the country of origin ( mainly Russia) was sanctioned,aircrafts were stripped to the barest essentials. Hats off to the aviators who still completed all the tasks and remained battle ready with such constraints.
But the way-past-their-prime aircrafts took a toll – someday we would see a pall of dense smoke on the runway,suddenly hear a crash,the wail of a siren- and hearts would sink,as these signs were of a aircraft/helicopter crash. Someday,suddenly Husband would rush off at night for a search and rescue of an aircraft which had not returned.
Does Rahul Gandhi even realise what happens when aviators die in a crash?
All aviators are young,in their 20’s or thirties. They have young wives and very young children. Some leave behind pregnant wives.
Most of the time,the day starts as routine,quick byes are said early morning,plans made for evening and the aviator goes off for a routine sortie-some engine part malfunctions,rotor blades may stop,aircrafts May collide- and worlds comes crashing down !
Scared children are picked up from school,the commanding officer with his spouse breaks the shattering news to the wife,and suddenly life changes for ever. Terrified children hold on to the shattered mother’s hands,the pregnant wife is suddenly left adrift, shocked parents of bachelors are informed on phone— the whole base is plunged into deep sorrow.
The young wife,mostly in twenties or thirties,is suddenly faced with difficult choices,the children,who till few hours back were carefree and playful suddenly become serious. Does Rahul Gandhi even realise for the widows / parents of the dead aviator,most difficult moment is signing on insurance and other benefits papers- they break down,cry,feel that it is blood money. Many refuse to sign and have to be counselled- and here Rahul Gandhi is offering them blood money as an incentive to cancel Rafale deal?
 Does Rahul Gandhi even realise the painful choices the wife has to make? In case she decides to opt for service in armed forces- where does she leave her children while training? The children who were the center of parents pampering,suddenly become issues which have to be managed. Young children,toddlers,infants are left with grandparents with a heavy heart,while the wife embarks upon a life she had never even thought of .
Does Rahul Gandhi even understand the deep loss that the family is left with? Every Milestone in the child’s life sharpens the loss of the father,no amount of money can ever fill this loss.
Rahul Gandhi,have you even thought about the pregnant wife left behind,the unborn child who will never know the father,the emptiness the wife faces with no one to share her motherhood?
The most intriguing part is Rahul Gandhi has himself lost a father-he often speaks about his sense of loss
And then he makes this crass statement of offering pilots money from cancelled Rafale deal to die in airplane crashes!
This is the true face of a heartless self centred Dynast .

15 comments:

  1. I am sad. U hv given a very touchy and true account of a fighter plane crash in routine sorties, which can be avoided by simply adhering to the compliances. As for Rahul, he is not naive and dumb as portrayEd by the media and the ruling party, he is actually a vile and distructive person who can say anything, stoop to any lows, to get to the power which he thinks his birth right۔ we Indians r also to be blamed as many of us subscribe to his way of politics۔

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    1. Thank you for your excellent reply
      True,ppl do vote for him

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  2. You have described the issues faced by our brave soldiers and their sacirificing families so well. My heart is shaken up to read it, leave alone imagine what the wife or kids or parents go through actually. This statement if really made by Rahul Gandhi, is definitely the lowest point in politics of INCs history.

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    1. He really made this statement at a press conference for armed forces,that is what made me write

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  3. It is disgusting statement beyond any sense of sanity. God forbids if he becomes PM we will be going to our collective doom with double speed.

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  4. Really very insane offer from the President of INC ! He must apologize for making such a weird statement.

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  5. MaamM, well said. With your permission I'm copying this and circulating it my groups thru whatsapp. I think it must reach everyone in this country . Thanks

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  6. Thanks for about True account of aviator life. Even common man like me was made to understand the sacrifices made by our armed forces and their families.

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  7. As an exIAF fighter pilot who has personally seen the effects of crashes you wrote about, I totally sympathise with your views. It is unfortunate that opposition politics in our country has stooped so low as to offer blood money to families of dead aviators

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  8. Indeed death of a soldier in air crash or a war field brings trauma to the family and I sincerly admire your writting skill in visualising the happenings which no one can afford but my question is straight does this only happen in India due to wrong & corrupt policies of the governments in past or present or this happen across the globe . If plan crashes is taking place because of the expiry of the life of such planes or poor maintenace then why the voices are not raised by the army officers? Even the chief of air force must have joined the army as commissioned officer and knows each & every steps so if those army chief kept silence to please their political bosses to secure more medals do blame your own team from top to bottom rather hitting back to politicians or political parties as they known corrupt and they come in power through corrupt means only. From party worker to the party chief some where majority of them of all political parties are involved in small or big crimes so expecting from them a good governance is like expecting 6x6 vision of a blind person but the officers join the army after obtaining a degree, a character certificate & certificate of good health so it's the duty of the officers small or big to follow the law and don't bow down to any injustice or crime just for some medals by pleasing your bosses. Your article shows politically biased towards one while justifying other which is not logically acceptable as the question now is coming from the defence itself.

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  9. Hi Nidhi,
    Your post was shared with me by my husband on whatsapp this morning. As a naval aviator's wife myself, I really appreciate that you have penned down so well the horror of an aircrash for the people outside the services. A lot of us want to say so much, yet there are very few who actually do, and you're one of them! Well done indeed!
    Your post needs to be circulated as much as possible and I'll do my part in it.

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