LETTER FROM ADMIRAL L RAMDAS TO FORMER CHIEFS , ARMY COMMANDERS AND EQUIVALENTS
Admiral L Ramdas
(retd)
‘LARA’-Ramu Farm
PVSM, AVSM, VrC,
VSM
Vill: Bhaimala
Former Chief of the
Naval Staff Alibag 402201
Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar Maharashtra
Magsaysay Awardee for
Peace
Tel 02141-248711
Tel 02141- 248733
Mob 09860170960
06 Aug 2015
Dear Friends,
This is Admiral
Ramdas conveying to all my erstwhile colleagues and friends my warmest
greetings and good wishes. I was in Delhi recently and took the opportunity to
visit Jantar Mantar on 31 July 2015, where many Ex- servicemen were observing a
Relay Hunger Fast for impressing the Government to honour their long held
promise of giving our valiant soldiers, sailors and airmen their well earned
and well deserved One Rank One Pension (OROP). I visited them on the 49th
day of the fast.
2. On enquiring from Major General Satbir Singh who was the senior officer
present, I was quite surprised and shocked to learn that no Former Service
Chief or Army Commanders and equivalents from the other
Services had ever visited them at Jantar Mantar. Needless to say I had no
answer, except to voice my disappointment. Surely we must support our own
Junior Officers, JCO’s, NCO’s and other ranks in this demand. For some years
now the Chiefs and the Army Commanders and their equivalents have enjoyed this OROP. We must at least show
our solidarity and support for this cause. I am sure each one of you feel that
way, but then what is holding us back?
3. It is indeed a
pity that besides a Supreme court directive, all party support in Parliament,
we are still being sidelined. If jurists, politicians, law makers and the rest
of the ex-servicemen are all for it then who is it that is opposing it. Anyone
can make an intelligent guess!
4. I would therefore
appreciate if all or some of you can pay a visit to
Jantar Mantar and show to the powers that be,
that we lend total support and solidarity to this worthwhile cause.
Warm regards
Sincerely yours
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