An Appeal by Maj Gen (Retd) Satbir Singh, SM,
Vice Chairman Indian Ex Servicemen Movement
Dear Veterans Dated
: 23 Nov 2012
Invitation
letter to Media regarding Vishal Ex servicemen Rally at Jantar Mantar, New
Delhi on 01 Dec 2012 from 10 AM to 3 PM dated 23 Nov 2012 is
enclosed herewith for your information and wide circulation/publication please.
Jai
Hind!!
With
Warm Regards,
Yours
Sincerely,
Maj Gen (Retd) Satbir Singh, SM
Vice Chairman Indian Ex Servicemen
Movement
Mobile: 9312404269, 0124-411057
Dated: 23 Nov 2012
INVITATION
DEFENCE VETERANS WILL CONTINUE
COUNTRYWIDE MOVEMENT AGAINST GOVERNMENT APATHYVISHAL EX SERVICEMEN
RALLY AT JANTAR MANTAR, NEW DELHI ON 01 DEC 2012- 10 AM
Dear Members of the Media,
1. Peeved
by continued apathy of the Government towards their genuine demands, the
Defence Veterans plan to continue their protests across the
country. As part of it, an Ex Servicemen Rally will be held at
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 01 Dec 2012 from 10 AM to 3 PM.
2. One
Rank One Pension (OROP) is a four decades old demand of Defence Veterans. It
implies “Defence Personnel with the same rank and same length of
service must draw the same pension irrespective of the date of retirement”. However
despite most political parties declaring support for it, and despite many
Committees on Defence recommending implementation of OROP for Defence Veterans,
the Government has not implemented it.
3. Unfortunately
this is not an isolated case of neglect of Defence veterans’ interests. Many
Governmental actions relating to Veteran affairs indicate an institutional
indifference and perhaps willful design that is both alarming and demotivating.
Consider the following:
a. The
ridiculous situation wherein a Major General draws a pension lower
than that of a Lieutenant Colonel- three ranks lower in the
hierarchy.
b. A
Havildar drawing a pension less than that of a Sepoy, which is a much junior
rank?
c. A
Lieutenant General drawing almost the same pension as a Colonel or a Brigadier,
ranks that are junior.
d. While
all Central Govt employees have been given three Assured Career Progressions by
the 6th CPC, the same has beendenied to the
“Sepoy” who is compulsorily retired after 15 – 17 years of service and the
Assured Career progression to Defence persons are authorized after 8, 16, 24
years of service. Is it not Gross injustice that a Sepoy is not
granted the financial benefit of 3rd Career Progression before
retirement to enable him to get the pension accordingly?
e. Non-inclusion
of Defence Services in even benefits like Non Functional Upgrades, made
applicable to all other Government services EXCEPT Defence Services.
f. Widows
of Defence personnel are invariably left out of accretions in Pensions
announced for JCO/OR.
g. An
amazing 39 serious anomalies have arisen in the implementation of even the 6th Central
Pay Commission, causing grave injustice to the Defence Personnel in their
status and thus inter-se equation with other Central Services, pay and
pensions.
h. Non
implementation of the ‘Rank Pay’ awarded holistically by the Fourth Pay
Commission, despite a recent court order.
i. Periodically
falsely claiming grants and benefits to Defence Veterans, without them being
granted.
j. Contesting
all judicial orders / rulings favoring Defence Veterans.
k. Non-inclusion
of Uniformed fraternity even in committees set up over matters directly
affecting them.
4. It
appears that our Government does not respect the sacrifices made by a
soldier-who does not think twice before making the supreme sacrifice. This is a
very unfortunate state of affairs.
5. As
you are aware, Defence Veterans have been depositing their medals with the
President to protest the Government’s apathy towards them. 22000 medals have
already been thus deposited. Following the Rally on 1 December, the next
tranche’ of approximately ten thousand medals will first be taken around to
various locations in NCR before
being taken to Rashtrapati Bhawan, to make our countrymen aware of the
injustice meted out to Defence Veterans.
6. IESM
has great pleasure in inviting you to please attend the rally on 1 Dec 2012 from
10 AM on, and experience firsthand, the angst of the Defence Veterans
community.
Jai
Hind!!
With
Warm
Regards,
Yours
Sincerely,
Maj Gen (Retd) Satbir Singh, SM
Vice Chairman Indian Ex Servicemen
Movement
Mobile: 9312404269, 0124-411057
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