Srinagar Dec 26: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said that leading people towards arson is not leadership.
According to news agency, in the wake of nationwide protests against amended Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens, Amy Chief General Bipin Rawat said “leaders are not those who lead people in inappropriate directions”. His remarks came against the backdrop of the violent protests that took place over CAA and NRC issue throughout the country.
“Leaders are not those who lead people in inappropriate direction. As we are witnessing in large number of universities and colleges, students, the way they are leading masses and crowds to carry out arson and violence in cities and towns. This is not leadership”, Rawat said.
Gen Bipin Rawat whose superannuationis due on December 31 termed leadership as a “very complex phenomenon”.
“Leadership is all about leading. Therefore what is so complex about leadership, if it’s all about leading? Because when you move forward, everybody follows. It is not that simple. It appears simple, but it’s a very complex phenomenon”, he said.
Rawat’s remarks however drew flak from Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM leader Assad-ud-din Owaisi, who took a dig at the Army chief saying, “leadership is knowing the limits of one’s office”.
“Leadership is knowing the limits of one’s office. It is about understanding the idea of civilian supremacy & preserving the integrity of the institution that you head”, Owaisi wrote on Twitter.
