12 Dec 2015
The United Front of Ex-Servicemen urges all agitating ex-service to unite in this hour of crisis and urges all the veterans to join hands to project a cohesive picture to the country and display a sense of maturity to the country.
The proposed Akrosh Rally by a group of fragmented elements of ex-servicemen who have been agitating for the cause without going into the broad-based merits of the One Rank One Pension cause is likely to do more harm to the cause than can be visulaised at this particular juncture.
The majority of the Ex-servicemen across the country feel that is better to wait and watch before the tables are out rather than to jump and make a wrong political move.
The dwindling support the OROP movement has been receiving from the press is also due to the unwarranted posturing by the agitating ex-servicemen.
The UFESM delegation met the Defence Minister (RM) on Nov 26 and Finance Minister on Nov 24 drawing positive response from both the Cabinet ministers.
The RM was categorical about the Central Government commitment to OROP in letter and spirit. The RM pointed out that whatever financial objections and bureaucratic hurdles the government was facing, it was more than willing to overcome in the right earnest. Regarding PMR, the RM said it was being address and so was the case of other objections.
The RM stated that he would discuss the major issues with the Prime Minister upon completing his international travel commitments.
The RM mentioned that after the Prime Minister had publicly accepted in principle the demand of OROP, the agitation by the few handful of ex servicemen only vitiate the atmosphere and spoil the bonhomie that was created after the announcement.
UFESM delegation is likely to meet the PM.
UFESM secretary general Lt Col DInesh Nain said, “We should take what we are getting and then wait. There is no point in making political rally when we are so close to the target. I urge all ex-servicemen not to hold the proposed rally and adopt and dignified wait and watch approach.”
Going by the announcements made by the RM, Finance Minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on implementing One Rank One Pension, the United Front of Ex-Servicemen is not taking part in the Akroash rally.
UFESM is a nation-wide umbrella organisation of 148 ex-servicemen organisations and NGOs. It is conducting itself in a dignified manner and not trying to score brownie points organisations.
UFESM stands for improving the economic conditions of the widows, jawans and JCOs. UFESM feels it is essential that military pension of jawans and JCOs be restored back to the pre-1973 status. Jawans should get 75 percent of the top scale while retiring as pension. JCOs should get 70 percent of top scale while retiring as pension and Officers case for NFUs for status to be taken up with the Supreme Court.
Col Dinesh Nain
Secretary General
United front of Ex Servicemen
Secretary General
United front of Ex Servicemen
It's funny that a man appealing for allround unity is himself running down a sister organisation. Dinesh is a fronts man for the real person behind, Lt Gen Raj Kadiyan. As he is my coursemate, I will not speak ill of him but will advise him to pick up an Agenda in dependent of OROP, which also concerns the soldiers and the veernari's welfare. He has floated an umbrella organisation, which as per Dinesh, has 148 veteran organisations and yet they seek individual members. which is totally against the law, because of which his registration, if any, could be cancelled.
ReplyDeleteI will request all readers of Sainik Darpan to completely ignore this statement of Dinesh and throng the 'Akrosh Rally' tomorrow to make it a mega success and send a stern warning to this wretched Govt that they cannot keep on playing the fool with soldiers and their veterans/families.
Samuel Dhar
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DeleteDear All,
ReplyDeleteIf The Govt., is sincere it should Notify what they have promised so far without dilution of Parliament passed OROP. Smaller issues be listed by The Govt., and by when would they be finalised must be laid down.
If Govt does this Jantar Mantar has NO BUINESS to continue agitation. However, if Govt., does nothing Jantar Mantar must continue agitation.
7 CPC is the result of Stinky MINDS of Bureaucrats & Politicians and is proof big enough to feel and accept WHAT THEY (Govt.) DOLES OUT. That is NOT IZZAT!
7CPC is not the result of Jantar Mantar. It is because of cowards towing Govt., line and those Chiefs who never fought for their command. Babus and Politicians were TOO smart and waited for Field Marshal Manekshaw to retire. They knew SOME people would fall in line and it would be easy to fool them.
Let's be either a Mahatma Gandhi OR Shaheed Bhagat Singh and do something for the future of Veterans and would be Unfortunate Naarees who are part of our profession. Babus and Politicians will never have Unfortunate Naarees. Sitting idle would Mean Degradation.
Regards
Col Harcharan Bajwa
Canada
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