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http://www.rediff.com/news/special/orop-we-have-put-our-lives-on-the-line-for-the-country-and-feel-cheated-now/20150910.htm
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'WE HAVE PUT OUR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR THE COUNTRY AND FEEL CHEATED NOW
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'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.”
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.
Photograph: Shaurya Roy
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.”
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.
Photograph: Shaurya Roy
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