Tuesday, September 15, 2015

O R O P : VOICE FROM THE HEART दुखित जवान की आत्मा से यह पुकार

SOURCE : 
 http://www.rediff.com/news/special/orop-we-have-put-our-lives-on-the-line-for-the-country-and-feel-cheated-now/20150910.htm





 दुखित  जवान  की   आत्मा  से  यह  पुकार


'WE  HAVE  PUT OUR  LIVES ON THE LINE FOR THE COUNTRY AND FEEL  CHEATED  NOW



September 10, 2015
 
“The pension they give us is not sufficient. I get Rs 5,500 per month. I have no family since I didn’t marry, but even then I’m struggling to make ends meet,” Naik Uday Singh Rawat (retired) tells Insiyah Vahanvaty





Name: Uday Singh Rawat
Rank: Naik, Indian Army
A resident of Badrinath

Naik Uday Singh Rawat served the nation as a soldier for 15 years till 1986.

“We spent our nights on foot, trying to advance and attack, and days hiding in the bunker,” Naik Rawat recalls his experiences during the 1971 War, “The air raids took place in the daytime, but attacks on foot took place at night. Before the ceasefire was called, our platoon launched an attack on December 11, which was termed successful, but I lost 8, 10 friends in a single day. I was only 20.”
“After East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) was captured, we were sent off to the western border in January 1972. For a year, I helped defend the western border. After that I was sent to Ranchi, where we held Pakistan POWs. I was part of the group that escorted the POWs to the western border and released them there.”

After 15 years of service, he was asked to retire, but has no ill-feelings about it. “The army needs to keep itself young, and has no use for older soldiers," he says. "We have no complaints about that, but the pension they give us is not sufficient. I get Rs 5,500 per month. Luckily, I have no family since I didn’t marry, but even then I’m struggling to make ends meet.”

On OROP

Naik Rawat is one of the many ex-servicemen who participated in the relay hunger fast at Jantar Mantar. He used to fast for 24 hours, was relieved by a fellow veteran and then returned to the podium to fast for another 24 hours.

“This is a democracy, the government cannot ignore us. We are soldiers who have put our lives on the line for the country and are feeling cheated now,” says Naik Rawat who went on an indefinite fast on August 25. “Nobody likes to resort to these kinds of things; this only happens when you’ve tried every possible way to reason with the government and they’ve shut all doors on you.”

“We are soldiers; we cannot behave like goondas, destroying property, blocking roads and setting fire to buses. This is the only way we can protest. We consider the country an inheritance for our children; we will not damage it in any way.”

Naik Rawat lives the life of a nomad these days. Since he has no family to tie him to his village in Uttrakhand, he only spends part of the year there. In the winter, when the cold is too much for his bones to endure, he travels down to Haridwar, seeking shelter in dharamshalas.

Though his finances don’t permit him to travel much, Naik Rawat says he “can’t stay in one place for too long; it makes me restless. I wish I could see the world, but, of course, I don’t have the resources for it. I have seen most of North India and East India. Once, I even made it toNepal. I was so excited to see the Pashupatinath Temple.”
 
Photograph: Shaurya Roy

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      Monday, September 14, 2015

      OROP : FROM JANTAR MANTAR - 7 REASONS WHY VETERANS ARE UNHAPPY






                OROP  :  FROM JANTAR MANTAR
               -  7 REASONS WHY VETERANS
                              ARE UNHAPPY



      OROP as per the koshiyari committee report implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces Personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement and any future enhancement in the rates of pension to be automatically passed on to the past pensioners.


      7 REASONS WHY VETERANS ARE UNHAPPY AT THE PRESENT FORMAT OF OROP



      ...
      1. Base year for implementation of OROP agreed to as FY 2013-14, Changed to Calendar year 2013. *
      2. Date of Implementation agreed to 01 Apr 2014, Pushed forward to 01 Jul 2014. *
      3. Rationalization of pensions being Insisted on as once in five years instead of annually.*
      4. Substitution of a One man Judicial commission instead of the five member suggested.

       #(THESE WERE THE ONLY FOUR POINTS DISCUSSED BETWEEN GOVT REPRESENTATIVES & VETERANS TILL AS LATE AS 1130 h 06 SEP 2014, THE DAY OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT)

      5. The exclusion of those who opt for Pre Mature Release from benefits accruing from OROP. #

      6. The Fixation of pension be done as a mean average of the pay band instead of the top level.#

      7.   The suggestion of Handing over working out of modalities to 7 CPC. Objected to because: -#

       (a) Once adopted by Parliament (Two successive ones in this case), No CPC or any other such commission has authority to adjudicate. 


       (b) Once granted OROP is in perpetuity.




       (POINTS AT 5, 6 & 7 WERE NEVER DISCUSSED AT ANY LEVEL OR BY ANY OF THE GOVT REPRESENTATIVES TILL ANNOUNCED ON 06 SEP 2014 AT 2.30 PM)


       Therefore if implemented in its present form will not only violate the definition of OROP but cause heavy financial hardship to all ranks across the board. It will also impediment the young profile of the Armed Forces that is necessarily a Operational requirement. The veterans are not asking for anything then the original due of OROP without any DILUTION.























       

      OROP : FAILURE OR SUCCESS OR FAILURE ANY THING WILL NOW LEAD TO "CONSTITUTIONAL DICTATORSHIP

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                                               OROP..... FAILURE 
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                   SUCCESS  OR  FAILURE
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                       Have the OROP  Protests       
                    Politicised the Indian Army?
       
       
      The announcement of grant of OROP was done at a press conference by the RM on Sep 05, 2015. A long pending d...emand of the military personnel appeared to have been met. It stirred up another controversy around VRS.
       
       
      Later though, the Prime Minister rested all doubts on VRS at Faridabad rally a day later. This however did not appear to have satisfied the veterans protesting at Jantar Mantar. They have since continued to express their dissent.

       
      What has happened recently on the street at Jantar Mantar for the past 80-plus days is unprecedented.

      The narrative changed on the August 14. Bishimber, an 82-year-old veteran who had fought the men in Khakis during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars was manhandled by his own country's men in Khakis - "the Delhi police".


      The citizens of India have not yet fathomed the magnitude and the scale of the tectonic shift that has taken place at the core.


       This silent shift that has taken place far beneath the surface appears unseen.

       The vibrations are not felt thus far.

      It touched the nerve of lakhs of tomorrow's Ex-servicemen who still don the Olive Green uniform in service of India.

      The pain of the push and the shove suffered by Bishimber was felt by ALL and sundry within the Armed Forces.

       Till that day a vast uniformed majority questioned the unmilitary like conduct by their predecessors.

      √ This incident shook that off forcing many to rethink. Today lakhs and lakhs of rupees are pouring in from none other than the Servicemen themselves in support of the cause. The 'ears and eyes' of the govt   ideally should have picked up the sentiment correctly.

      √ A senior officer serving in a Strike Formation informed me how these protests have become the centre of all discussions within the Army.

       He said generally the feeling across is "Now or Never".

      They feel the protests should continue till such time the govt conceded towards accepting 'One Rank One Pension' and stop thumping its chest over the granted 'One Rank Five Pensions'.

      This common argument resonates all across the Cantonments and gives immense strength to those sitting at Jantar Mantar.


      √ A serving General who happens to be the General Officer Commanding of a formation said, "The trust between the Govt and the Defence Forces has been eroded.... The Defence Forces will in their manner and means demand their rightful place, may be in a more 'forceful' manner in times to come".

       
      √ Another officer, a Colonel doing a Higher Defence Management Course down south said, "These OROP protests and the ensuing debate has opened our eyes. How oblivious we were till yesterday. The fact of the matter is that we have been exploited by the Netas and the Babus because we were good soldiers who never questioned".


      Interestingly, a friend of mine who is a Country Head of a MNC raised a very pertinent doubt. He said is it not surprising as to why the govt has not conceded to the fundamental demand of the veterans.


       In-spite of the high pedestal the Indian Armed Forces stand on, they are finding getting public, media and the celebrity support so difficult. Why?

       
      Whatever may be the reason for this lack of support, the fact remains that a civilian counterpart draws a pension three times that of a soldier.


      √ A civilian's pension gets equalised annually without any so-called administrative problems as highlighted by Arun Jaitley the FM, while justifying delay in announcing OROP.


      Going by the Supreme Court ruling, the pension is a payment due for the services already rendered. 

       OROP thus is a justified demand for this payment denied.


      While the civilians see it as a fight for extra money, the serving and the retired soldiers see it as a fight for honour and equality with their civilian brethren.

      Narendra Modi at the Riwari rally in 2013 had probably reset the course of destiny.

        He rekindled the long-suppressed aspirations of the military personnel who had been demanding equality through the OROP.


      √ And in doing so he had inadvertently underscored their relevance in the overall power play. Jantar Mantar is just one such manifestation.

      Let the history judge, nevertheless it is high time to sit and analyse on the policy of suppression started by Nehru towards the Armed Forces personnel arising out of the fears of a military coup.

      Better be late than never.


      ......Danvir Singh..





      http://www.sify.com/…/have-the-orop-protests-politicised-th…
       

       " READ  BABU- PAKI  'HATE'  MAIL " 


      ALSO BY THE WAY AUTHOR  Col Danvir Singh is the Associate Editor, Indian Defence Review, former Commanding Officer, 9 Sikh LI and author of book 'Kashmir's Death Trap: Tales of Perfidy and Valour'.


      Ramesh Bhad
      4 Minutes ago
      RB
      Writer says lacs and lacs are coming from serving and retired personnel. Utter nonsense. The writer runs a security agency--how much has he contributed? When they do not have money and are fighting for orop how will they contribute lacs and lacs. One Brig Sandhu let out the secret--he told News X that a lot of muslim organisations and foreign NGOs are supporting the movement. A lot of drug money is being pumped in by Pakistan through Punja             
      Ashok Kamat
      33 Minutes ago
      AK
      I have read some articles by this colonel.He cannot frame two decent sentences. Is this the standard of our army? Claims to be editor of some magazine. I very much doubt.
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    • Digambar
      57 Minutes ago
      DI
      These retired fellows at jantar mantar are not faujis but have been on the civvy streets for long long time. Most of them have dabbled in various professions. For some reasons all officers who retire are frustrated whether it is a colonel or general. Some unfulfilled yearnings, acute sense of under achievement. This is not seen amongst retired jawans. May be the knowledge of working English and shirt and tie gives them exaggerated ambitions, false self-image. That is why when you meet a retired officer the first thing he will tell you is to how muc money he has and how happy he is. Nevertheless his reality is jantar mantar.
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    • Manohar
      1 Hour ago
      MA
      The government must take note of the impact of the prolonged delay in the implementation of OROP on morale — not only of the veterans, but also of the serving soldiers; it may also affect many second or third generation soldiers who are witness to the sad plight of those before them. The day a soldier takes his oath, he undertakes to selflessly serve his nation and even make the supreme sacrifice when necessary. He swears allegiance to Naam, Namak, Nishan and has never faltered. In turn, the nation’s covenant is that no effort will be spared to look after his welfare and that of his family. Addressing the United States servicemen some years [ WEEKS ] ago, US President Barack Obama said, “…when you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you’ve served us — because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job, or a roof over their heads, or the care that they need when they come home.” Indian veterans also need to be given a similar assurance, but one that is credible.
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    • zee
      6 Hours ago
      ZE
      Paki, I guess, aiming to create rift between Military & the Hon PM. It will remain a wishful thinking only.
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    • Sameer
      8 Hours ago
      SA
      The angels died young in the battlefield, the meritorious,brave and those with character are working quietly for the uplift of the nation, the residual filth is sitting at jantar mantar. It is this filth that Mr Modi has to deal with.    
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      Brig Chahal
      9 Hours ago
      BC
      You see armed forces personnel live by the edge except for infantry. In Kargil Gp Capt Ganddhi had flown 500 sorties and reduced kargil heights to rubbles, then the tanks commanded by kaul churned the bunkers, then the artillery under satbir played havoc with the enemy poised for counter attack, the generals had led assaults personally in which most FOO (artillery officers directing fire) died, then Barkha Dutt; reporting put the pakis on freeze. At last the in experienced young officers went and were killed in friendly fire. The Indian generals took responsibility and refused to take any awards. Why should such patriots trust modi.



       

      meheli
      9 Hours ago
      ME
      I remember, reading some where that military men cannot join politics, especially standing in elections for a few years after retirement. If I am correct, then what about the elections of couple of ex-military men immediately on retirement?    

      Dilip
      9 Hours ago
      DI
      This author like Satbir runs a security agency , the most degrading job that any ex-army officer with character can chose after retirement. These people have been earning money by culling percentages of earnings of ex-servicemen and poor who they provide as security guards.When money from OROP comes they will demand greater percentages. For respectability this man pretends to be a defence analyst. A fraud of the highest order.
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      sahana
      16 Hours ago
      SA
      We have no issue if this great country is poor and unable to pay the rightful due ( not to be refered as demand) to the veterans after this nation has already wringed us of our youth. Can FM, RM and my countrymen assure that the NFFU , accelared promotion and other disparities will be removed from babudom, judges, MPs.. Let us share the poverty else these bhakts and paid keyboard babus stop pointing fingers at us. It took no time to reduce ours in 1973 and that too w/o any val We have no issue if this great country is poor and unable to pay the rightful due ( not to be refered as demand) to the veterans after this nation has already wringed us of our youth. Can FM, RM and my countrymen assure that the NFFU , accelared promotion and other disparities will be removed from babudom, judges, MPs.. Let us share the poverty else these bhakts and paid keyboard babus stop pointing fingers at us. It took no time to reduce ours in 1973 and that too w/o any valid reason offered till date.it reason offered till date.