On why the troops were moving towards Delhi:
"I asked why they had come this close. He said that the route was like that only. Since some people said there are some problems, I asked them to halt there and told them that they should take a different route the next day.
However, they said they could not stop there as the location had shops on both sides, so they will stop at a day harbour (a place where a military convoy halts during daytime) 15-20 km ahead."
As a result, the convoy kept moving for 45 minutes more and then halted. I told them that after halting, they should re-route the convoy and instead of getting closer they should move out.
Anyway, their original route was to do a turn around at Bahadurgarh. You understand that it becomes difficult for heavier vehicles (like tracked Armoured Personnel Carriers) moving in their transporters.
In peace time, they only move at night, they have CMP (Corps of Military Police) escorts in front and rear, they have to look for “turning points”. At times, they may have to go 10-15 km to even find a place to turn around. So, they took some route that they had to turn from that was near the capital. It was not in the route. Under no circumstance, they were going to enter Delhi.
