sentences:  Vij served as the Major General General Staff (MGGS) at the Western Command in Chandimandir, Chandigarh (Punjab) and during the 1999 Kargil War, he served as the Director General Military Operations (DGMO).During this time he was criticized for appearing, in his professional capacity before a group of senior BJP leaders, and briefing them.In 1999, he broke the military tradition to brief members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on operations in Kargil.