HONOUR N DIGNITY AND NOT FEW
THOUSAND OF RUPEES
BY
GENERAL SATBIR SINGH
CHAIRMAN IESM....
Dear Citizens
OROP is dear to all of us. It is not a question of few
thousand Rupees but of honour and dignity of all
soldiers, both serving and retired, having been snipped
away bit by bit over the last 68 years. OROP was
snatched from us by scheming political-bureaucrat
combine team to downgrade Military in 1973.
Our fight for OROP is 42 years old, but it is only now
that the fight for it and restoration of the honour and
dignity of the soldier have come to the National radar
and has, therefore, started pricking the combined
conscience of the Nation. This has put the unholy
combine of the Politician-bureaucrat in a very poor light.
The Nation has now come to know that while this duo
had been granting concessions & pay rises to
themselves without approval of the citizens, they have
been denying even the basic welfare to its Military.
The machination and scheming of the politician -
bureaucrat combo has resulted in the nose diving of the
civil-military relations. Now that this nexus between the
cheating duo, has been exposed, they are feeling the
heat and spreading malicious rumours against this
pious and most peaceful agitation of the veteran
soldiers at the Jantar Mantar.
The aim of the agitation by the Veteran soldiers at the
JM was originally for grant of OROP, but it is no more a
fight only for that. The indifference of the treacherous
duo has forced us to convert our agitation into one for
social change. It is a fight for the honour and dignity of
the soldier, both serving and veterans. It is also for the
safety and wellbeing of the Military and citizens of India
that it protects.
We call upon for all citizens to understand the
treacherous behavior of the Politician-Bureaucrat duo.
if, today, they are giving stepmotherly treatment to
Military, what will happen to you tomorrow? This duo
will do anything to ensure their grip on their perks and
power. There is no end to their greed. It is a question of
security, nay, the very integrity of India and its citizens.
Today, the agitation of the Veteran Soldiers, for their
honour and dignity and that of all the citizens, has
entered 156th day. This has been the longest and most
peaceful agitation in the history of the World and that
too by soldiers.
Our agitation all over the Country has been recognized
by World Peace Forum and the Rotary Club of India as
being the most peaceful agitation in the History of the
World. We, the Veterans, are proud of the way it has
been conducted. The only disturbance happened on 14
Aug 2015 when Govt's forces (police and NDMC)
attacked the most peaceful agitators, manhandled them
and attempted to forcibly evict them from JM. The
attempt failed miserably, leaving the Govt egg faced.
Dear Sisters, Brothers and Friends of India, we need
your support for retrieval of lost honour and dignity of
the soldier, both serving and retired. We request you to
extend your hand and hold ours. Many prominent citizen
groups, including the Bar Council of the Supreme Court
of India, have come to the JM to extend their whole
hearted support to our peaceful and just agitation.
Gurudwaras have been extending their help in providing
accommodation and langar for the groups coming to
take part in Relay Hunger Strike. They know that it is
only the soldier who saves the population in Punjab
from the attackers/invaders across the Northern borders.
Dirty Tricks Department, (DTD), of the Govt has now
started a campaign to malign the image of the Countries
Veterans by destroying the peaceful environment
around the agitation and lower the image of the Military.
The Veterans are being falsely, mischievously and
baselessly accused of seeking support of unwanted
elements.
This reminds us many Govts the World over, including
our own, creating a monster to defame a genuine and
most peaceful cause/agitation and then subsequently
getting swallowed by the very Frankenstien it created.
History is full of such incidents.
I shall be failing in my duty if I do not inform my Sisters,
Brothers and Friends of India, that the minor
concessions given by the Govt, is nowhere near OROP,
something that stands approved by two Parliaments and
the Highest Judiciary of India. By announcing it, the
Govt has not only, demeaned the soldier, the defender
of the Land but defied the collective will of two
Parliaments and the unambiguous orders of the SC of
India.
Imagine, if the Govt can cheat the defenders of Mother
India, its Military, just to serve its own selfish and
devious ends, it else it can do to destroy the Country of
1.25 billion people. Please beware, and do not believe
the blatant lies of this Govt that OROP has been granted
and only handful of disgruntled politically motivated
veterans are still agitating.
Please visit Jantar Mantar and see 80 year old ex-
servicemen and Veer Naris observing hunger strike and
sitting on agitation there, for the last 156 days, still
waiting for OROP before they sleep forever.
This agitation at JM, for the reclaiming the honour and
dignity of the soldier, is pious and most peaceful. We
have vowed to keep it that way. OROP is the first small
step towards it. We are seeking the support of all
citizens of India, our Sisters, Brothers and Friends of
India. We also seek the support of all political parties.
We intend to educate one and all, including leaders of
opposition parties and the ruling party because these
are the men who will finally force the Govt to grant
OROP.
It is totally wrong to attach a political tag to our
agitation. No political leader has ever been given a mike
and the stage at Jantar Mantar and shall be so given.
We, the veteran solidiers of India who fought four wars
to defend our Motherland, urge you to support us and
force this instrangient Govt to be answerable to the
nation and say why it is hell bent on ruining the only
Institution which still commands the love and respect of
all the citizens of the Country and why it is hesitating to
inform the Country the arithmetic of OROP and NFU,
both of which it and its partenr in crime, the
bureaucrats, have enjoyed for long.
With Regards,
Yours Sincerely,
Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM (Retd)
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