Hyderabad: Following a social media campaign by wives of Army personnel, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman indicated on Sunday that the government was ready to review its decision to allow civilian access to all roads in military cantonments across the country. But not all voices from the Army side were supportive.
Mr Udoy Narayan Ganguly, an Army veteran, said, “The frustration of the Army and their families at the sudden denial of the exclusive privileges enjoyed till now, is understandable. The solution lies in making them aware of the facts of the case: that closure of cantonment public roads is illegal and causes extreme inconvenience to the population affected by the closure.”
“There is a need for change from exclusiveness to the inclusiveness. My humble request to please study the difference between A1 lands and A1 roads as laid down,” he said.
