As the flurry of videos highlighting the living and working conditions of the jawans of armed forces are finding ways to social media, Army chief Bipin Rawat today said the trend has had demoralising effect on the troops posted at borders.

Speaking on the occasion of Army Day parade in New Delhi, General Rawat said, "Kuch Saathi Apni Samasya Ko Rakhne Ke Liye Social Media Ka Sahara Le Rahe Hain. Iska Asar Bahadur Jawano Pe Padta Hai Jo Seema Par Hain. (A few of our friends have taken to social media to speak about their complaints. This affects the soldiers deployed at the borders.)"

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He said, "There are proper channels in place for jawans to put across their grievances. If they are not satisfied with action taken, they can contact me directly."

Going further, the Army chief warned the jawans of consequences of going public with their complaint videos. "Aapne Jo Kaarwayi Ki Hai, Aap Uske Liye Apradhjanak Bhi Paaye Ja Sakte Hain Aur Saza Ke Haqdaar Bhi Ho Sakte Hain (You can be held guilty of doing a crime for what you have done and invite punishment)," Army chief General Bipin Rawat said.

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THE BUDDY SYSTEM AND COMPLAINT VIDEOS

General Rawat's statement follows his strong defence of what he called Sahayak or Buddy System in the armed forces. The jawans across the forces have spoken out against this saying that they were being used by the officers for their personal work, which includes menial jobs.

While defending the practice of jawans being engaged in personal work at officer's home, General Rawat had said, "He (jawan) is the one who comes in the morning with your cup of tea and wakes you up, gets your dress ready and you go for PT."

"He prepares your accoutrements and sometimes, it means polishing your brassware (brass symbols of rank worn on military uniforms), polishing your belt and polishing your boots," the Army chief said.

Now, the jawans are complaining against this. One jawan posted at Batalik in Jammu and Kashmir posted a video in which he says, "There are many people involved in walking the dogs of officers."

In another instance, a CRPF jawan did a sting at the DIG's residence and has posted the video on social media. The video shows jawans doing gardening, cleaning and many other jobs at the officer home.

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GENERAL AT ARMY DAY

Meanwhile, on the Army Day, General Rawat paid tributes to the brave jawans, who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. "I salute martyrs, who sacrificed their lives. Our valour is because of them. I am indebted to them and their families," Rawat said.

Salute martyrs who sacrificed their lives,our valour is because of them; indebted to them&their families:Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat #ArmyDay pic.twitter.com/ZcmllAVCxp ANI (@ANI_news) January 15, 2017

In a warning tone to Pakistan, the Army chief said, "Peace across LoC is priority but we will not shy away from giving befitting reply to ceasefire violations."

Peace across LoC is priority but will not shy away from giving befitting reply to ceasefire violations: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat #ArmyDay pic.twitter.com/0mfLyZp47o ANI (@ANI_news) January 15, 2017

General Rawat said that India was for peace with China. "Several confidence building measures have been undertaken with China at northern borders. The tension can be done away with," Army chief said.

Confidence building measures undertaken with China at Northern borders so tensions can be done away with:Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat #ArmyDay pic.twitter.com/7HTmZ8Wqes