NEW DELHI: BSF jawan had been punished after he forgot to affix’honourable’ or ‘Shri’ while referring to PM Modi.
The incident took place on February 21 inside the BSF’s 15th Battalionheadquarters in Mahatpur in West Bengal. Punishing him for ‘disrespecting’the Prime Minister, the BSF had handed down a seven-day pay cut to thejawan.
During the routine zero parade, the constable said “Modi programme” whilegiving a report. A disciplinary action was initiated against Kumar and wasfound “guilty” under Section 40 of the BSF Act.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the Border Security Force(BSF) to repeal the order where a jawan was punished for not referring tothe PM as ‘honourable’.
Stating that the order is being revoked, BSF tweeted, “Honourable PM hadexpressed his displeasure and directed @BSF_India to immediately withdrawthe punishment. This order has been rescinded. Concerned commandant hasbeen cautioned for not dealing with the matter judiciously.”