The provisional Government of Azad Hind Organisation and leadership of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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Dr Budha Kamei
Contd from prev issue
Joan of Arc was one of his heroes. Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi another — this amazing young woman who during the Sepoy Rebellion led her men against the British at Jhansi, at Kalpi, at Gwalior, and was killed at last fighting in male dress as an ordinary so war or cavalry soldier. Indian women, Bose had always felt, should take their rightful place in public life.”[8] Abid Hasan says, “One day he was working on a favorite subject, the formation of the Rani Jhansi Regiment. He asked me to bring forth all arguments I could why our women would not respond to his call to go with him to Burma in trousers and bush-shins rifle in hand.”[9] He kept close vigilance over the women soldiers of Jhansi regiment. They were given two types of training: Military and Nursing. Those who wish to do only Nursing and Red Cross work were absorbed into the Red Cross Unit.[10]There was also another line of action for humanitarian feeling and recognition of merit.
Discipline is the most important task in the military. So, awarding punishment is the means to maintain discipline in INA. The proper amount of punishment to be inflicted is the least amount by which discipline can proficiently be maintained. It must be the object of all concerned to aim at that high state of discipline which springs from a Military system administered with justice and impartiality and to induce in all ranks a feeling of confidence that when no offence will be passed over, no offender will be in any circumstances suffer injustice. A habitual offender deserves far more severe punishment than an infrequent offender, and a first offender, should always, if possible, be treated leniently. Military officers must sometimes be considered in reference to circumstances other than those connected with the individual offender. When there is general prevalence of offence or offences of some particular kind, an example must be necessary and on that account a severe punishment may be properly awarded in respect of an offence which would otherwise receive a more lenient punishment.
Netaji introduced a code of conduct for the military personnel in the INA administration which served as the guiding norms and principles of the functioning of the Provisional Government. Thus, unambiguous and unconditional emphasis was laid on the virtues of discipline, sincerity, integrity, honesty and morality of the administrative personnel of the INA. It was meant to increase the morale of the military officers and other administrative staff as well as their potentiality and competence. To be contd
Contd from prev issue
Joan of Arc was one of his heroes. Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi another — this amazing young woman who during the Sepoy Rebellion led her men against the British at Jhansi, at Kalpi, at Gwalior, and was killed at last fighting in male dress as an ordinary so war or cavalry soldier. Indian women, Bose had always felt, should take their rightful place in public life.”[8] Abid Hasan says, “One day he was working on a favorite subject, the formation of the Rani Jhansi Regiment. He asked me to bring forth all arguments I could why our women would not respond to his call to go with him to Burma in trousers and bush-shins rifle in hand.”[9] He kept close vigilance over the women soldiers of Jhansi regiment. They were given two types of training: Military and Nursing. Those who wish to do only Nursing and Red Cross work were absorbed into the Red Cross Unit.[10]There was also another line of action for humanitarian feeling and recognition of merit.
Discipline is the most important task in the military. So, awarding punishment is the means to maintain discipline in INA. The proper amount of punishment to be inflicted is the least amount by which discipline can proficiently be maintained. It must be the object of all concerned to aim at that high state of discipline which springs from a Military system administered with justice and impartiality and to induce in all ranks a feeling of confidence that when no offence will be passed over, no offender will be in any circumstances suffer injustice. A habitual offender deserves far more severe punishment than an infrequent offender, and a first offender, should always, if possible, be treated leniently. Military officers must sometimes be considered in reference to circumstances other than those connected with the individual offender. When there is general prevalence of offence or offences of some particular kind, an example must be necessary and on that account a severe punishment may be properly awarded in respect of an offence which would otherwise receive a more lenient punishment.
Netaji introduced a code of conduct for the military personnel in the INA administration which served as the guiding norms and principles of the functioning of the Provisional Government. Thus, unambiguous and unconditional emphasis was laid on the virtues of discipline, sincerity, integrity, honesty and morality of the administrative personnel of the INA. It was meant to increase the morale of the military officers and other administrative staff as well as their potentiality and competence. To be contd