Do not pitch "uniformed patriotism" against "civilian patriotism" : this is a deadly game, don't forget we both are only Indians and we the civilians do love this country and sacrifice as much as any men in Uniform:
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Last few weeks, like many ordinary Indians, I felt disgustive by this diabolical comparison by many both from government and uniform belittling ordinary Indian's love and patriotism against men in Uniform. 

I am not belittling the sacrifice of our military men and their patriotism, but politely wants to point it out that we are no less patriotic than our men in Uniform and not less sacrificing than our men in Uniform. 

Farmers of this country who are left to lurk in this country to fate (as much as 254000 farmers have sacrificed ( committed suicide owing to debt incurred to sustain their farms) their lives to sustain the food supply of this country during last 30 and odd years) are no less patriotic and sacrificial than anyone in this country. 

More than three million adivasis and villagers have been uprooted and displaced for the economic development of this country during the last 60 and odd year for mining , dam, nuclear plants, and industry are no less sacrificial than the men in Uniform. 

Millions of educated Indians who had to leave behind their loved ones, their home for an alien foreign land and within this country to earn and support their family back in India/ states and its economic prosperity are no less patriotic or sacrificial than any men in Uniform.

Millions of activists and politicians who in spite of getting dishonor for everything they do, who did not destroy democratic fabric of this country and whatever progress we made so far : from a poor developing nation to an economic power of reckoning , are no less patriotic and sacrificial than any men in uniform

The sweeper who clean and maintain our dirty streets and drainages making this nation serine and hygienic are no less patriotic or sacrificial than any men in uniform. 

Tata, Birla, Ambani, Adani and millions of other businessmen who sweat out in thick and thin of economic conundrums of global scale to sustain the economy of this country are no less patriotic or sacrificial than any men in uniform.

Doctors, Journalists, academics, engineers, artists, writers, crafmen, recyclers, technicians, bearcats, clerks and all those millions of ordinary mothers, fathers, brother and sisters who dedicate their lives to sustain socio-cultural values and their profession on good faith are also no less patriotic or sacrificial than any men in Uniform.

You may say they are doing it for their life and earning, so do the men in Uniform. If you say our men in uniform work in difficult terrain fighting terrorists and enemy nations, please do not forget ordinary citizen of this country inhabit those places with equal difficulty to make it Indian. If our men in uniform lost their life in combat operations, the count of civilian who lost life in the hands of terrorists are also stand equally or at times more in tally. 

So let us stop this superior patriotism vs inferior patriotism business. We all love our country and are also ever ready to do anything for it. Also do not forget this men in uniform did not come from heaven, it is the same inferior patriotic civilian parents are the one who offered them to this nation. 

So let us stop this nonsense of “superior Uniform patriotism” vs “inferior civilian patriotism” business. This discourse can degenerate very badly, especially when you pitch them against each other. It will be a tragedy. Many things might come out in the process including the discrepancy of officers death vs jawan’s, Army men vs BSF/ CRPF soldiers / ordinary police men so on and so forth and that would not be a good scenario for this country and its existence. 

We ordinary citizen’s have never belittled our soldier’s sacrifice or patriotism, so please do not belittle ordinary Indian’s love for the country as well. We all do our duty towards our nation : that is it