The government has taken “serious note” of a video shot by a Border Security Force soldier who alleged that troops were served bad-quality food, junior home minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday.
In a series of tweets, Rijiju said he had found a “high-level of satisfaction” among soldiers during his visits to the border.
This was in sharp contrast to the BSF personnel video that said soldiers often had to starve because higher-sold off ration “illegally”.
“Welfare of our security forces absolute priority. Any anomaly to be dealt with firmly,” Rijiju tweeted.
The video – shot by constable Tej Bahadur Yadav deployed along the Indo-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir – has prompted the BSF to initiate an inquiry after the allegations sparked outrage.
Home minister Rajnath Singh tweeted on Monday night, saying he had seen the video and that he has sought a report from the BSF to take “appropriate action”.
The BSF took note of the video and tweeted from its official handle that an inquiry has been ordered.
“BSF is highly sensitive to the welfare of tps(troops). Individual aberrations, if any, are enquired into. A senior officer has already rchd (reached) the location,” the force tweeted after tagging the video.