Army is not the answer:
``The Army is not the answer. The defence forces have a very specific role. Using the Army against our own people is unacceptable. It will set a bad precedent,'' the veteran leader told a 'meet-the-press' programme organised by the Kesari Memorial Journalists Trust here on Friday.
India's army, the world's fourth largest, faces a dire shortage of officers because the booming private sector is recruiting the best talent, and may have to consider conscription, its chief said.