Leaders are not those who lead people in arson, violence: Army Chief,
New Delhi, Dec 26 (HS): Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat Thursday said that leaders were not those who lead people in inappropriate directions like arson, violence, etc, said the Army Chief. “Leaders are not those who lead masses in arson and violence,” says army chief Bipin Rawat. His comments came in the wake of nationwide ongoing protests being carried out against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register Citizens (NRC).
“As it has been witnessed that in a large number of universities and colleges’ students, the way they were leading masses and crowds to carry out arson and violence in cities and towns. This is not leadership,” Rawat said while addressing a gathering at a health summit. General Bipin Rawat who is due to retire on December 31, asserted that leadership was 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 appears simple, but it’s a very complex phenomenon,” Rawat said.
More than 16 people were killed and 256 policemen were injured during the violent protests clash that took place between protesters and state security forces. Public property worth crores of rupees was damaged in the protests.
