![]() ![]() ![]() He said this could be displayed at a “prominent place” on the campus to serve as a “constant” reminder to students of the sacrifices the Army makes.īesides educational institutions, the Army has also issued a large number of phased out/ obsolete tanks in bulk to civilian government organisations in various states since 2013. The debate over display of battle tanks in educational institutions gained prominence earlier this year, following a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ event at JNU on July 23, where Vice-Chancellor Kumar publicly requested Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and former army chief and Minister of State for External Affairs General V K Singh (retd) to help the university in “procuring an Army tank”. Among the educational institutions which have been given such tanks by the Army since 2013 are: Modern School, New Delhi (one Vijayanta tank), Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, Rampur (one T-55 tank), La Martiniere College, Lucknow (one T-55 tank), Lawrence School, Sanawar (one T-55 tank), Dalhousie Public School, Himachal Pradesh (two RCL guns), Punjabi University, Patiala (one Vijayanta tank), Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune (one T-55 tank against two demanded), Punjab Public School, Nabha (one T-55 tank against two demanded), and Rajkumar College, Raipur (one T-55 tank against two demanded). The Army has already received another 31 requests for battle tanks in the first half of the current financial year. The number rose to seven in 2015-16 and then shot up to 31 in 2016-17. ![]() In 2014-15, only three such demands were received from civilian institutions. Over the past two years, the demand from private organisations, educational institutions, schools, colleges and NGOs for such tanks and other combat equipment has gone up significantly. However, he is not alone in asking for obsolete battle tanks and guns from the Army. (Representational)ĮARLIER THIS year, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar triggered a debate when he made a public request for installing a battle tank on the campus. JNU is not alone in asking for obsolete battle tanks and guns from the Army. ![]()
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