Why Did Army Allow a Major Facing CoI to Make Press Statement?

On Prime Time, a discussion on why the army made an officer facing Court of Inquiry to appear before the media and whether this acts as a precedent for soldiers to explain their actions directly to the media. Major Leetul Gogoi had sparked off controversy when he ordered a civilian to be tied to an army jeep as a human shield against stone pelting mobs on April 9 during polling in the Srinagar Lok Sabha by-election. Major Gogoi appeared before the press to defend his actions and was also given a COAS commendation card. (Audio in Hindi) Watch full video: https://khabar.ndtv.com/video/show/pr... NDTV is one of the leaders in the production and broadcasting of un-biased and comprehensive news and entertainment programmes in India and abroad. NDTV delivers reliable information across all platforms: TV, Internet and Mobile. Subscribe for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/ndtv?sub... Like us on Facebook:   / ndtv   Follow us on Twitter:   / ndtv   Download the NDTV Apps: http://www.ndtv.com/page/apps Watch more videos: http://www.ndtv.com/video?yt