In border posts, jawans will be glued to TVs, their prized possession

JAIPUR: The TV sets at the security posts near the Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan will be tuned into sports channels on Wednesday as the BSF jawans are desperately waiting for the match between the two countries to be held at Mohali.The TV sets, which were recentlyput up at almost all border posts following demand for the same by adamantjawans, have become a prized possession for them."We are desperately waiting for the match to begin. We are sure that Men in Blue will emerge winners just like us whenever there had been times of crisis and tension between the two countries," said Sukumar Nayak, a havildar deputed at Veer Dil border outpost in Jaisalmer district.Since the World Cup began almost a month back, the jawans were not very much enthusiastic about the matches due to tough working hours and weather conditions. However, the one between India and Pakistan is surely hard to miss for them."During our duty at theoutposts, we think of our nation's security round-the-clock. The psychology isthe same when we look for our country's victory in the match," said anotherjawan, P Banerjee.Dev Haldar, a constable deputed at Babliayanaborder outpost, said that whenever they get time, they will try to watch thematch.An arrangement for getting the latest scores has already beenmade. "The jawans who will be on rest will watch the match and relay the latestscores to others who will be on duty," said the officer. "The onlything we are gossiping about is the Indo-Pak semifinal. All are praying for onemore century for Sachin," said the officer. The jawans, meanwhile,claimed that TV sets are not available with Pak counterparts. "Border posts onthe other side are usually deprived of electricity. Only some of the outpostshave electricity generated from solar power. They don't have TV sets as well,"said a jawan.