OROP KRANTI ::SAINIK AAKROSH RALLY 13THDEC 2015 SUNDAY (10AM TO 2PM) VENUE JANTAT MANTAR NEW DELHI.

Dear members

SAINIK AAKROSH RALLY 13^THDEC 2015 SUNDAY (10AM TO 2PM)

VENUE JANTAT MANTAR NEW DELHI.

All veterans know that Ex Servicemen have foughtfor thirty years for One Rank One Pension. NDA Government has accepted the definition of OROP in Parliament. Government has issued notification for OneRank One Pensionon 7 Nov 2015. Government has instituted some conditions in the notification for OROP. The notification completely destroys the definition of OROP. It is tantamount to OROP to ExServicemen without soul. United Front of Ex Servicemen (UFESM) and all veterans thank Prime Minister and NDA government for approving One Rank One Pension but request that these anomalies need to be rectified at the earliest to convince that NDA sincerely wishes to give OROP as per definition.

UFESM has discontinued fast Unto Death since 6^th Sep, in honor of PM for approving OROP but RHS will continue at Jantar Mantar because some Issues are still to be resolved to make this as full OROP. These are -

Ø As per notification OROP will be implemented from 1 July 2014 as against 1 Apr 2014. Please note that all provisions in budget are applicable from 1 Apr of that year.

Ø As per notification Government intends to give basic of calender year 2013 for fixing of basic pension for past pensioners. This will destroy the definition of OROP on its inception itself AND HENCE NOT ACCEPTABLE

Ø As per governmentnotification pension will be fixed as per mean of Max and Min pension for the year 2013. This will violate the basic definition of OROP and hence NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Ø Government wants to equalize pension of pensioners every five years as against one year as per definition. This will again destroy definition of OROP as a senior ranking soldier will get fewer pensions than his junior rank soldier for five years. It will mean ONE RANK FIVE PENSIONS AND HENCE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Ø Government wishes to form one judge committee to adjudicate any anomalies experienced in executing the OROP.UFESM has requested for five member committee with three members Ex Servicemen community as its members.

Ø As per press release ESM who have taken VRS after 7 Nov 2015 will not be eligible for OROP. This will result in armed forces having personnel who have been superseded but cannot leave army. This will leave army with old soldiers in army and will have adverse effect on security of India.All personnel who have taken Pre Mature Pension and will beeligible for pension must be included for OROP

Sainik AAKROSH Rally has been organized on 13^thDec 2015 Sunday from 10 am to2 pm at JantarMantar Delhi. Rally will be presided over by Col Inderjit Singh Chairman UFESM and Chairman AIEWA and Maj Gen Satbir Singh Advisor UFESM and Chairman IESM.

Government has shortchanged ex-servicemen by changing definition of OROP and it cannot be accepted by 28 lac ex-servicemen. Government has refused to rectify anomalies pointed out by ex-servicemen agitating at JM for last 170 days. Announcement of one judge committee to adjudicate issues intentionally introduced in the notification is a planned strategy on part of Government to deny justice to ex-servicemen.

TIME HAS COME TO MAKE FINAL PUSH FOR OUR RIGHT OF OROP. EX-SERVICEMEN IT IS NOW OR NEVER PLEASE COME IN LARGE NUMBERS FOR THE RALLY TO CONVEY YOUR REJECTION OF NOTIFICATION FOR OROP.

COME ONE AND COME ALL TO SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY FOR YOUR DEMAND OF OROP.

Water, Tea and Snacks will be served at the rally. .

Please use metro to come to JM. Alight at patel chowk on yellow line. 

 

Regards

Gp Capt VK Gandhi VSM
Gen Sec IESM
Flat no 801, Tower N5

Narmada Apartments

Pocket D6 

Vasant Kunj

Nelson Mandela Marg
New Delhi. 110070
Mobile   09810541222

OROP is our right. Dilution in OROP will NOT be accepted.

 

IF YOU SEE SOMEONE WITHOUT A SMILE GIVE HIM ONE OF YOURS.

OROP KRANTI :: Status of agitation at JM and OROP. Sainik Aakrosh Rally at JM

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Dear Veterans

Many mails are floating in the environment and creating confusion. Time has come to put all rumours to rest and clear the air. 

1. Agitation at JM for OROP; Ex-servicemen are agitating at JM since 15 June 2015. Today is 170  th day of agitation. ESM from 21 states have been visiting JM and observing RHS. There are days when we had more than 100 ESM sitting on RHS. It speaks volumes about the support JM is getting from ESM from all over India. It does not end in India, JM is getting support from ESM settled around the globe. Our friends have been visiting JM in support of OROP and contributing large amounts to offset the expenditure at JM. Our register shows that more than 10000 ESM have already visited JM in support of OROP. 
2. Planning and Execution of RHS at JM; Agitation at JM was planned by IESM in May 2015. It is only IESM and AIEWA have been managing the agitation and RHS since 15 June 2015. 
3. Bank Account of IESM; There is no doubt that Bank account of IESM has been blocked for debit facility. Complete environment knows who has blocked our account and why it has been blocked. The account has been blocked on the letter of Lt Gen Raj Kadyan dated 22 May 2015 to HDFC bank. The account has been blocked just prior to rally planned on 14 June 2015 and beginning of RHS from 15 June 2015. The aim was to ensure that rally and RHS does not become successful. One cannot forget the meeting on 6 June of UFESM in constitution hall in which all members supported the rally and RHS except Lt Gen Raj Kadyan. On whose behalf this plan was made is left for your imagination. Veterans who visited JM in support of RHS realized that it would be well nigh impossible to sustain this satyagruh at JM in support of OROP and decided to contribute to meet the exp of JM. Veterans gave contribution in cheques in account of IESM, however some veterans realised that these cheques cannot be cashed hence they decided to contribute in cash at JM for  IESM. IESM is thankful to veterans, NDA courses and regiments for contributing funds and helping IESM to run the satygruh.
4. Accounts at JM; Some of our detractors who have never visited JM or in any way connected with the satyagruh or fight for OROP have been spreading rumours that unaccounted funds have been received at JM. The question is why are they so much bothered about the satyagruh being planned and executed by IESM, AIEWA and UFESM. If they sincerely want to help ESM then they should be joining JM or they can fight for OROP in their own way. But IESM is very sorry to note that they have been more concerned about the funds at JM. They seem to have no other work than to spread rumours about fund collection at JM by IESM. IESM has stated on many occasions that every penny at JM has been recorded and is accounted for. Still for the sake of mischief mongers IESM will place on record that Rs 1 crore has been received in IESM bank (despite account been blocked) and about Rs 70 lacs have been received in cash at JM. Funds received in bank have been invested in Fixed Deposit and funds received in cash are being used to meet expenditure at JM. IESM hopes that this will put all rumours to rest. 
5. Expenditure at JM; Approximately Rs 30000/ per day is the expenditure at JM to run the satyagruh. Apart from this exp is met for rallies all over India. So for IESM has had rallies at Delhi (two rallies), Ambala (two rallies), Gujrat six rallies, Him Pradesh six rallies, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh sahib, Nagpur, Pune, Kolhapur, Nashik and Mumbai. Apart from the rallies various events have been organised to attract media and these are Kavi sammelan, Kargil Vijay divas run (about 800 civ and soldiers took part in it), candle marches at India gate and medal deposit in various towns in India. Infact we are running out of cash at JM and will again make an appeal to veterans to help us in maintaining JM and to meet the exp of forth coming rally on 13 Dec 15 and many other rallies planned around the country. IESM also arranged many press conferences at JM, Ambala Maharashtra, Punjab and Patna to support the satyagruh.
6. Status of UFESM; All veterans are witness to the satyagruh going on at JM since 14 Junerally and RHS from 15 June 15 under the banner of UFESM. Even Government forces that is police and NDMC attacked ESM on  the satyagruh at JM on 14 Aug to dissuade/force the veterans to close the satyagruh. But brave soldiers fought the police and finally Government had to withdraw this illegal order. Original UFESM is observing RHS at JM and will continue your fight for OROP. We have met RM number of times and conveyed to Government our concerns that the notification issued by Government has four major anomalies and three associated anomalies. UFESM has requested Government to remove these anomalies at the earliest as these anomalies completely destroy definition of OROP. 
7. Notification for OROP; Notification for OROP was issued on 7 Nov 2015 by MOD/ DESW.This notification has seven serious anomalies (four major anomalies directly affecting OROP and three associated anomalies indirectly affecting OROP fixation). UFESM has requested the RM in various meetings that notified OROP with these anomalies is like a body without soul.These anomalies need to be removed for OROP to be real OROP as defined by Koshiari committee and as approved by two Parliaments. UFESM has also requested that Government claim, that expenditure on OROP will rise astronomically with OROP, is incorrect. Government fails to explain the arithmetic of their calculations. This steadfast refusal on part of Govt to give calculation for OROP is puzzling India because Government is refusing to explain the astronomical rise in expenditure on account of NFU, which was granted to all class A serviced in 6 CPC. This favored treatment to class A services and stepchild treatment to Armed Forces is difficult to digest by an honest Indian.
8. Appointment of One Judge Commission; It is surprising and probably has happened for first time that Government has appointed a commission along with notification issued for OROP. This is clear admission of Government that the notification is faulty and will be objected by ESM. Our suspicion that this commission has been issued to circumvent the opposition of notification by ESM. This commission will not have any rep of veterans, its time will keep increasing from six months to one yr and then may be two yrs. God only knows whether its recommendation will ever by accepted or not. Because if the Government is not even ready to explain the arithmetic to ESM how will it accept recommendation of the commission, provided it is favorable to ESM, this itself is very doubtful. So for no committee has ever given judgment in favor of Armed Forces because there is no one in Government to speak for Armed Forces. Govt is yet to issue terms of reference and name of judge for the commission. UFESM very strongly feels that there should be atleast three members from veterans in the commission. The commission should work under commission of inquiries act with a fixed time frame. We recommend Justice Lodha as head of commission, if the commission is unavoidable.
9. Payment for OROP; Government has issued notification for OROP and has decided to start payment for OROP from Jan 16 onwards. ESM above 80 yrs, disabled soldiers and widows will be paid full arrears in one installment whereas other soldiers will be paid arrears in four six monthly installments. Anomalies in execution of OROP will be referred to one judge commission. 
10. UFESM  plan to get full OROP; UFESM plans to fight tooth and nail for correction of anomalies introduced intentionally by Government to spoil the definition of OROP. UFESM will fight the case in Supreme Court as a PIL. There are number of judgments given by Honorable Supreme court in favor of litigants on this issue. Legal luminary Sh Ram  Jethamalani has very kindly consented to take up our case in Honorable Supreme Court. He has been kind enough to take this case Pro-Bono. UFESM is having preliminary meetings with him for preparation of the statement of case. It is for information of all that there is no plan to take stay on the notification issued by the Govt. Hence payment of enhanced pension and arrears due to ESM will be given to all ESM. 
11. Adverse effect on OROP because of ESM are not united; There is no doubt that ESM must unite to create a strong pressure group to convince Government to accede to our legitimate demands.   Some members of original UFESM have separated and made their own organisation for reasons best known to them. ESM must have noticed many mails from splinter gp abusing Jantar Mantar satyagruh to prop themselves up in eyes of environment.But we the orginal UFESM at Jantar Mantar do not believe in abusing our own brothers and comrades and have always stayed away from this kind of criticism and mails. Some ESM get worried to read news about splinter group meeting RM to discuss OROP and are apprehensive that this group might accept diluted form of OROP. Any group which will accept any dilution in definition of OROP will be rejected by the family and hence there is no question of anyone accepting dilution in definition of OROP.   Govt has attempted to create a divide in unity of veterans and has partially succeeded. But it cannot go on for long as ESM all over country will unite soon on common issues. As UFESM see it we have been successful in creating pressure on Govt by agitating at JM. Agitation at JM is causing embarrassment to Govt in India as well as abroad. The party which came to power on pro Armed Forces image is getting labeled as anti Armed Forces party because of their refusal to fulfill their promise and their arrogance to see the point of view of agitating ESM. Now we have two pressure gps working on Govt one from JM agitators and other which is trying to become friendly with Govt. Govt has to listen to the most genuine demand of ESM and grant full OROP sooner than later as demand  of any gp.  
12. SAINIK AAKROSH RALLY ON 13 DEC 2015 AT JM; UFESM has planned SAINIK AAKROSH RALLY at JM from 1000h to 1500h on 13 Dec 2015 SUNDAY to express soldier's anguish with the Govts plan to dilute definition of OROP as given in notification issued on 7 Nove 2015. UFESM requests all ex-servicemen to spread this message to all and join the rally on 13 Dec at JM. This will send a message to Govt that ESM all over India are anguished with this stepchild treatment of Armed Forces and ex-servicemen. Rally is being attended by ESM from 21 states of India. 

I am sure above would more or less satisfy all the questions being raised because of rumours being spread by some disgruntled ESM. 

FRIENDS TIME HAS COME FOR THE LAST HEAVE TO REALIZE OUR DREAM OF OROP. LET US ALL ASSEMBLE AT JANTAR MANTAR IN LARGE NUMBERS TO SEND A STRONG MESSAGE THAT ESM ALL OVER COUNTRY ARE UNITED AND WILL FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS. GOVERNMENTS CANNOT IGNORE US ANYMORE AND WILL HAVE TO OUR GENUINE DEMANDS. 

FRIENDS SEE YOU AT JANTAR MANTAR AT 1000H ON 13 DECSUNDAY.

PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO MEET THE EXPENDITURE ON THIS LARGE RALLY.; 

Regards

Gp Capt VK Gandhi VSM

Gen Sec IESM
Flat no 801, Tower N5

Narmada Apartments

Pocket D6 

Vasant Kunj

Nelson Mandela Marg
New Delhi. 110070
Mobile   09810541222

OROP is our right. Dilution in OROP will NOT be accepted.

IF YOU SEE SOMEONE WITHOUT A SMILE GIVE HIM ONE OF YOURS.

OROP KRANTI : TO DAY ON 03 DEC 1971 & STILL WHY DO THE POLITICIANS AND THE BUREAUCRATS DESPISE THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES SO MUCH??

SOURCE :: FACE BOOK


                              TO DAY ON 03 DEC 1971

Remembering the Service & Sacrifice of ‪#‎Braveheart‬ Lnc Nk Albert Ekka,‪#‎ParamVirChakra‬ who sacrificed his life this day in 1971.‪#‎ServingOurNation‬

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Remember & Never Forget - ‪#‎ServingOurNation‬

Rememberng the Service and Sacrifice of ‪#‎Braveheart‬ Lance Naik Albert Ekka,‪#‎ParamVirChakra‬, 14 Guards who sacrificed his life on this day in 1971 in the‪#‎IndiaPakistanWar‬.

Lnc Nk Ekka was in the left forward company of a battalion of the Brigade of Guards during their attack on the enemy defences at Gangasagar on the Eastern front.The assaulting troops were subjected to intense shelling and heavy small-arms fire, but they charged onto the objective and were locked in bitter hand-to-hand combat. Lnc Nk Ekka noticed an enemy light machine-gun (LMG) inflicting heavy casualties on his company. With complete disregard fo his personal safety, he charged the enemy bunker, bayoneted two enemy soldiers and silenced the LMG. Though seriously wounded in this encounter, he continued to fight alongside his comrades through the mile deep objective, clearing bunker after bunker with undaunted courage.

Towards the northern end of the objective one enemy medium machine-gun (MMG) opened up from the second storey of a well-fortified building inflicting heavy casualties and holding up the attack. Once again this gallant soldier, without a thought for his personal safety, despite his serious injury and the heavy volume of enemy fire, crawled forward till he reached the building and lobbed a grenade into the bunker killing one enemy soldier and injuring the other. The MMG however continued to fire. With outstanding courage and determination Lnc Nk Ekka scaled a side wall and entering the bunker, bayoneted the enemy soldier who was still firing and thus silenced the machine-gun, saving further casualties to his company and ensuring the success of the attack. In this process however, he received serious injuries and succumbed to them after the capture of the objective.

Flags of Honour Foundation Salutes the valour and supreme sacrifice of Lnc Nk Ekka.

‪#‎India‬ ‪#‎IndianArmedForces‬ ‪#‎IndianArmy‬

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WHY DO THE POLITICIANS AND THE BUREAUCRATS DESPISE THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES SO MUCH?? 
PURUSHE

Dear People Of India,

1 We are Indian Army Soldiers. Countries like the US and UK and most other advanced democracies, with Armies that are facing conflict, venerate the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces. The UK parliament has even passed a law called Armed Forces Covenant . An Armed Forces Covenant is the expression of the moral obligation that the government and the nation owe to the armed forces community. The covenant acknowledges that members of the armed forces sacrifice some freedoms and often face dangerous situations. It recognises that families play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of the armed forces. It is only in India where our men and women have to go through the humiliation of a comparison with a discredited bureaucracy.

In the United States, 15 presidents have served in the Army/Army Reserve , 9 in the State Militias, 6 in the Navy/Naval Reserve, with 2 presidents having serving in the Continental Army. In addition, eight presidents served during World War II, while seven served in the military during the American Civil War. That was the kind of military service they did before becoming the President and Commander in Chief of the US of America. No wonder they respect their Armed Forces and their Veterans.

2 Your Armed Forces cannot be compared with the IAS, IPS, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, CISF , NSG, Railway Protection Force, Rapid Deployment Force or the State Armed Police Forces.A Nation can have only one Military. The renowned sociologist Morris Janowitz had famously said: “The intimate social solidarity of the military profession is both envied and resented by civilians.” A bureaucrat is in no way comparable to a man or woman who serves in the Armed Forces. Nowhere is this comparison even attempted, not in the United States, the United Kingdom or even China. It’s laughable and making that comparison is ludicrous. Neither can the Armed Forces be compared or equated to other police forces of a Country.

3 WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU AND TO NO ONE ELSE BECAUSE :

(a) WE HAVE PLEDGED TO PROTECT YOU, AND WE LIKE TO KEEP OUR WORD !

(b). WE ARE SURE THAT YOU LOVE US AND WE KNOW THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT THE INDIAN MILITARY IS THE LAST BASTION OF HOPE WHEN THE GOVT MACHINERY, IAS, IPS, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, CISF , NSG, Railway Protection Force HAVE FAILED ----- AND WHEN FINALLY THE ARMED FORCES FAIL ; INDIA WILL BE LOST.

PLEASE KNOW THESE FACTS.

4 THE GOVT, FINANCE MINISTRY AND THE IAS/IPS LOBBY IS DENYING YOUR SOLDIERS OROP UNDER THE PLEA OF FINANCIAL SCARCITY . THE FOLLOWING WILL TELL YOU THEIR SCARCITY :

(a) OROP ALREADY EXISTS FOR 100% OF THE BUREAUCRATS, JUDICIARY AND ALL THE PARLIAMENTARIANS.

(b). OUR PENSION WAS BROUGHT DOWN FROM 70% to 50 % ( actually to 37 percent for RANKS) WHILE THEIRS WAS RAISED FROM 30% TO 50% IN THE 3rd CPC .

(c). IN THE 6th CPC THEY DOLED OUT NFU - A SYSTEM BY WHICH ALL IAS, IPS OFFICERS & GROUP A SERVICES (LESS ARMED FORCES) WOULD RETIRE AT THE HIGHEST PAY SCALE -THEREBY GIVING THEM HIGHEST PENSION PLUS OROP. THEY LEFT FORCES OUT OF IT.

(d). THE IAS ,IPS and the CENTRAL SERVICES also gave themselves ACP - ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION - BUT AGAIN LEFT FORCES OUT OF IT . BY DOING THIS , THEY BROUGHT US DOWN SEVERELY AND HAVE MADE THE FORCES LEAST LUCRATIVE AND LEAST HONOURABLE JOB. Without doubt the aim was to downgrade the Armed Forces of India. OUR ENEMIES ARE HAPPY AND WATCHING THIS GREAT DRAMA WITH GLEE ! Do you know that till date a DIG was was between a Lt Col and a Col . Now a Col has been equated with Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG). The rank of a DIG is now officially equal to a Brigadier. Both are now on a Grade Pay of Rs 8900. Because of the machinations of the Govt and the Central Services to run down the Military.

(e) THEY CAN "DONATE" $ 1 MILLION TO MONGOLIA, DONATE 1.25 LAC CRORE TO A STATE VOTE BANK, LET SCAMS OF LACS OF CRORE IN GOVT , IPL AND BCCI, give bailouts of hundreds of LAKHS to AIR INDIA but feel poor when it comes toRs. 8,300 crores for the Armed Forces personnel who are" FORCED " TO RETIRE YOUNG SO THAT THE NATION CAN SLEEP EASY.

5 It is not just Modi's promise but a four decade old promise, AN APPROVED PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE (KOSHIARY ) REPORT, A FAVOURABLE SC JUDGMENT (Maj Gen Vains ) and a promise by all Govts.

6 YOU CANNOT REMAIN INSULATED AND SEE VETERANS AND WIDOWS IGNORED AND THE STATUS AND PARITY OF THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES vis-a- vis OTHER GOVT SERVANTS DISTORTED. AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 1947 !!

7 GOD FORBID IF ONE OF YOUR OWN SON or DAUGHTER or RELATIVE IS IN THE FORCES ~~ WOULD YOU STILL FEEL THE SAME ?? WILL YOU SEND YOUR NEXT GENERATION TO THE ARMED FORCES NOW ??

8 WE ARE BARRED FROM STRIKES , PROTESTS, UNIONS ETC -FOR REASONS OF DISCIPLINE , BUT REST OF THE COUNTRY CAN GET WHAT THEY WANT ANY TIME BY RESORTING TO RIOTING, RAIL-ROKO etc !

9 HAVE WE EVER FAILED YOU IN PEACE, WAR OR TERRORISM, RIOTS, FLOODS, EARTHQUAKE ?? JUST LAST WEEK, EVEN THE SMALL SCALE RIOTS IN GUJARAT COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED BY THE POLICE OR THE PARA MIL FORCES ( !! ) AND THE ARMY DID THE JOB !!

CAN THIS NATION SURVIVE WITHOUT ITS ARMED FORCES ??

REMEMBER SALARY MAKES US DO OUR JOB BUT ITS HONOUR AND RECOGNITION THAT IMPELS US TO EMBRACE DEATH WILLINGLY WHILE EXECUTING OUR JOB.

THE POLITICIANS AND BUREAUCRATS HAVE DISHONOURED US. 

PLEASE SUPPORT US IN OUR PLEAS. SO SPREAD THIS MSG FOR YOUR GOOD AS WELL AS OURS.

                        Air Force Veteran

OROP KRANTI ::Voice of Veterans at Jantar Mantar

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SOURCE :: CURTSEY Sainik Darpan

Sunday, 29 November 2015

​Voice of Veterans at Jantar Mantar

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CURTSEY 

Sainik Darpan

http://sainikdarpan.blogspot.in/

Dear Veterans

The report that Parrikar is likely to launch media blitzkrieg against protesting veterans and that too after having gagged media over OROP issues, shows the Govt is under great pressure to counter its sagging image.  It is evident that the protest at Jantar Mantar is having its desired effect.  The Govt is not only worried about its image on the national scene but it is also becoming a laughing stock on the international scene.  The stinging views on social media and the international media on veterans grievances is both disgusting and shameful.

The formation of UFESM by IESM (Satinder) has had a great all round impact despite all attempts by Jaichands prompted and supported by Govt.  This movement must go on and add the following more points to pressurize the Govt:

(a)  No compromise on OROP as hitherto demanded.  This is an issue of honour and not necessarily of monetary gains.

(b)  Agitate against 7 CPC's attempt to further denigrate the status and privileges of Defence Forces. 

(c)  Be spokespersons for the serving fraternity since they remain gagged due to service conditions.  Establish a mechanism with serving fraternity to get all the feed-back and bring it to the notice of the Govt.  

To all veteran leaders, sans Jaichands and petty minded, I request to strengthen the hands of IESM (Satinder) and UFESM at Jantar Mantar to counter Govt's moves to suppress the voice of veterans.  The Jantar Mantar is gathering momentum and strength.  If you can't support Jantar Mantar leadership, at least keep your mouth shut.  Please do not be an obstacle in their way.  You carry on with whatever you want to do --- submit, compromise or be bribed to issue statements in support of Govt --- but let Jantar Mantar do its splendid job it is doing.

I would also like to warn veteran leaders leading agitation at Jantar Mantar to be ready with the over-night swoop and taken to unknown destinations and be prosecuted under sedition charges. 

 The second line of leaders must go on with the agitation.  This second line leadership should be earmarked now.  

Vtrn Ram Gulrajani

[Tri Services Veteran]

OROP KRANTI :: OROP Row: Govt Forms New Commission, Veterans Reject it

SOURCE ::
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/orop-row-govt-forms-another-commission-to-look-into-shortcomings/1/534061.html

OROP Row: Govt Forms New Commission, Veterans Reject it

The government has announced it will form a single-member commission to do away with the shortcomings of OROP. 

The commission will be announced by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in December.

 The step has been taken after directions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Narendra Modi government seems to have finally heard the voices of one rank, one pension(OROP) activists protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.

The government has announced it will form a single-member commission to do away with the shortcomings of OROP. The commission will be announced by Defence MinisterManohar Parrikar in December. The step has been taken after directions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, veterans have rejected the one-man commission describing it as government's delaying tactics. 

Instead of the one-man commission, veterans have demanded a 5-men committee which will include members from three services Army, Air Force and the Navy and one serving member and one nominated member by defence minister. 

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This is after some OROP activists refused to end their strike even after the announcement of one rank one pension by the government.

A segment of OROP activists have continued their agitation despite the new pension system for defence personnel being notified on November 7 

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had earlier said that  it was impossible to satisfy everyone. He further stressed that the commission formed to look into the objections that the retired defence officers have raised over OROP is being looked into by a special commission. 

"Core issue have been addressed. The commission will look into problems if any. This is a democracy, everyone has the right to demand. We have fulfilled the main demand, but we can't satisfy everyone," Parrikar had said.

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No more tweaking in OROP, says Manohar Parrikar 

The government rolled out the OROP scheme for military veterans before Diwali but some of the sticking points remained unaddressed apart from dropping of the contentious clause like excluding the existing lot of those who were on voluntary retirement from the benefit

There are 3 main bones of contention:

1. Veterans wanted equalisation of pension every year. But the government has notified that it would happen only once in five years.
2. Veterans wanted the revised pensions to be fixed at the maximum of the current pension, whereas, the government has pegged it to the current average.
3. OROP activists wanted the commission looking into their grievances to comprise ex-servicemen and those currently serving in the armed forces. But the government appointed a judicial commission.

IndiaToday.in 

  New Delhi, November 29, 2015

OROP KRANTI ::I REQUEST THE DATE BY WHICH "OROP" WILL BE IMPLEMENTED -BRINDA KARAT

I REQUEST THE DATE BY WHICH "OROP" 

WILL BE IMPLEMENTED