Army officers are free to take decisions in a “war-like” zone, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday, referring to the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, a day after the Army went public on fire assaults on Pakistani posts along the loC.
"Well, military solutions are to be provided by military officers. How a situation is to be dealt with when you are in a war-like zone... We should allow our army officers to take a decision. They don't have to consult members of Parliament as to what they should do under such circumstances," he said.
Jaitley was responding to a question on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. His comments also appeared to justify Major leetul Gogoi's action in tying a man to a jeep in Kashmir purportedly as a shield against stone pelters.