mEERUT, Nov. 15 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said soldiers had been forced to fight for their dignity and security under the previous regime. Speaking at a veterans' reunion ceremony in Meerut, the chief minister referred to an incident involving ex-serviceman Ganesh Kumar Shukla in 2016. Shukla, who had participated in the Kargil War and served for 22 years in the Army's Maha Regiment, was allegedly assaulted by supporters of a political leader after he refused to salute the leader. He alleged that instead of taking action against the accused, the police at the time had registered an FIR against Shukla. He also referred to the 2013 incident involving the last rites of martyr Lance Naik Hemraj Singh, when the family had to stage a protest over the alleged absence of proper administrative arrangements. He further mentioned the murder of Lance Naik Ved Mitra Chaudhary in Meerut in 2015 and an assault on the family of a serving soldier in Etawah in February 2014. He criticised the Opposition for questioning military operations and putting the bravery and valour of soldiers under scrutiny. Earlier, after terrorist attacks, governments would consider their responsibility fulfilled by sending dossiers and issuing condemnations, he said. HTC...