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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh connected Sunday (February 15, 2026) felicitated awardees astatine the Bhavya Bharat Bhushan Awards during Mahashivratri celebrations successful Coimbatore. The awards were instituted by Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation.
But the beingness of defence unit successful azygous astatine a backstage lawsuit sparked contention with respective retired officers objecting to it. Major General B.S. Dhanoa (retd.) said subject officers tin be backstage functions “except that they should not beryllium doing truthful successful uniform.”
“If they were to person an award, they could good person received it successful civilian dress. Wearing a subject azygous and going to a backstage lawsuit is unbecoming of the apolitical quality of the military,” helium said.
Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda (retd.) said officers cannot garbage to be an lawsuit wherever the Defence Minister is present. “(But) successful my view, governmental leaders indispensable guarantee that uniformed unit are not invited to functions successful which questions tin beryllium raised connected their behaviour oregon professionalism,” helium said.
The ceremonial paid tributes to the Indian Armed Forces for their relation successful Operation Sindoor. Three large operational commands – Western Air Command, the Indian Army’s Southern Command and the Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command – were felicitated successful designation of what the Defence Minister described arsenic “remarkable success” of the operation.
Senior officers including Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra of the Indian Air Force, Lt. Gen. A.V.S. Rathee of the Indian Army, and Vice Admiral R.V. Gokhale of the Indian Navy were recognised for their enactment and committedness during the mission.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Singh drew parallels betwixt Lord Shiva and the equipped forces. “Just arsenic Lord Shiva embodies some extortion and destruction, our equipped forces contiguous transportation wrong themselves some fearlessness and patience,” helium said.
Isha Foundation has instituted the awards to honour individuals who person made important contributions successful areas specified arsenic nationalist security, business, arts and entertainment, sports, assemblage welfare, subject and technology, and lit and academia.
