We are neither modernised, nor westernised, Indian army chief says

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said that the most recent year's Supreme Court (SC) decision on decriminalization of gay sex would not be actualized in the Army as the power seemed to be "very conservative." 

"Homosexuality was decriminalized by the Supreme Court a year ago, yet 'hum logon ke yahan nahi chalega' (this would not work here). 

"In the Army, these things are not worthy. We won't enable this to occur at all in the power," he told media at Army's yearly question and answer session in New Delhi. 

Conceding that the Army was not exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else, General Rawat said the Constitution still gave it some freedom. 

"The Army is exceptionally traditionalist. We can't enable homosexuality to execute into the Army. We are neither modernized, nor westernized," he said. 

General Rawat said the LGBT (lesbian, gay, swinger, transgender) issues were not worthy to the military and offenses identified with homosexuality would be managed under the Army Act. 

"We would in any case manage the issues under the Army Act," he cleared up. 

As per Section 46 (an) of the Army Act, 1950, any individual blameworthy of any despicable direct of a barbarous, foul or unnatural kind will, on conviction by court-military, faces up to seven years in prison. 

Till last September, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was utilized to condemn sexual exercises "against the request of nature". 

In any case, on September six, the SC decided that the use of Section 377 to consensual gay sex between grown-ups was illegal, unreasonable, faulty and obviously discretionary, yet the Section stayed in power identifying with sex with minors, non-consensual sexual acts, and savagery. 

Strikingly, a year ago, General Rawat had purportedly cautioned senior officers and their companions of 'moral turpitude', cautioning that it was unforgivable. 

Use of social media 

He additionally blended a debate when he said ladies were not prepared for battle jobs in the nation. He said ladies had the duty of bringing up kids and a lady officer would feel awkward at the bleeding edges. 

On Thursday, Rawat said the Army dealt with the outskirts well with China and Pakistan leaving no reason for concern. Be that as it may, he communicated worry at the circumstance in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). 

"We have dealt with the circumstance well along the northern and western outskirts. Be that as it may, in Jammu and Kashmir, we are facilitators for harmony. The circumstance there should be enhanced further. Fear and talks can't go together," General Rawat said. 

He likewise exhorted armed force work force to utilize internet based life for "useful purposes." 

"We have shown our men that how the internet based life is being utilized by our enemy to trap us. So don't get caught by internet based life. Give me a chance to reveal to you that many individuals have just been nectar caught. So please utilize web based life just for helpful purposes," he said.

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