K.K. Sharma, Director-General, Border Security Force (BSF), on Wednesday defended the use of jawans as “guides” in and around the Forest Hill Resort on the outskirts of Chandigarh at the wedding reception of the daughter of a senior officer, saying “it was nothing new” and “such traditions existed in the Army also”,
On November 20, scores of BSF jawans were deployed to guide guests who had come to attend the wedding of the daughter of P.S Sandhu, an Inspector-General of BSF in Bengaluru.
Mr. Sharma was one of the guests at the wedding.
Asked under what rules were the BSF jawans deployed for a private function, Mr. Sharma said, “The incident was blown out of proportion. This is not misuse of manpower. It is an administrative duty to streamline the parking of vehicles.”
He said senior officers including the Director General of Police, Punjab and the corps commander of the Army attended the function.
Mr. Sharma said none of the men who were put on wedding duty had been pulled out from border guarding functions. They were all posted at Chandigarh, the administrative headquarters of the BSF.
