Fellow Veterans
Many of you may be wondering about status of JM and OROP
Gp Capt Gandhi VSM has summed up the same for your info in a mail though a bit long it will address doubts of most
Dear Members
Update from Jantar Mantar
RHS has been suspended at JM since 29 April. This has been done against the will of majority of ESM but to create a congenial atmosphere for talks and for the Government to fulfil its promises given to Ex-servicemen community. IESM believes in talks and is ever ready for talks. We hope that Government will use this opportunity to find solution to the anomalies pointed out by IESM/UFESM(JM) and many other ESM organization in India. All ESM organisations in India have given same anomalies for implemented OROP to MOD. This in-fact is an indication of convergence of thought process of ESM organisations of India and indication of unity of purpose. This is good news. 24 lac ESM have joined hands for a purpose and the purpose is revocation of soldier's status as it was existing pre 1973. Less than that is not acceptable to Armed Forces of India.
IESM/UFESM(JM) continues to stay at JM as our tents are in place and JM is being treated by dedicated soldiers as temple, Gurudwara and is place of worship for us. This is bold signature of ESM pride and communicates that ESM will oppose tooth and nail stepchild treatment to ESM by the Govt.
ESM reserve their right to resume agitation at JM if anomalies pointed out are not solved to their satisfaction by the Justice Reddy committee. J Reddy is likely to give its recommendations on 14 June 2016. ESM is hoping that MOD does not play any tricks and does not extend the tenure of J Reddy committee and the recommendations are given on time. IESM/UFESM( JM ) is also hopeful that our concerns will be suitably addressed by J Reddy.
Court Case For OROP
Dr Ram Jethmalani visited JM on 29 April and assured all ESM of India that OROP is now his battle and he will fight it legally and get full OROP for ESM. He requested that RHS at JM be suspended for some time to create a congenial atmosphere for talks and resolution of the issue. Draft writ petition for OROP for filing in HSC is ready and is being vetted by Dr Ram Jethmalani. We are working towards filing it before summer recess of courts. However if due to pressure of large number of cases in SC, it is not filed now then it will be files asap the courts open after summer recess.
Case for Broadbanding of Disability pension
As earlier explained that honourable courts have ruled that broad-banding of disability is the right of soldier and it must be given to them. However due to some existing rules it is given to only those soldiers who file a case on Govt. IESM has already prepared a case for filing for giving broad-banding advantage to soldiers. For this purpose IESM had invited Vakalatnama from the affected soldiers. We have received vakalatnamas and are ready to file the case in AFT Delhi. As per court procedures expenditure on each litigant soldier comes out to be around Rs 600/. Add lawyers fee on it and it turns out to be a large expenditure. IESM has decided to extend this service for all soldiers free of cost. It is for information of all that IESM is not charging any fee for filing the case. Please do not give any money to anyone for filing your disability broad-banding to any organisation or any convener of IESM. IESM will bear all the expenditure on this case. IESM has closed the list for the first case. IESM will be circulating the list of names of soldiers whose vakalatnamas are complete and have been included in the first list.
There is no need to get disheartened if your name does not appear in the list. This could be because your details are not complete. IESM will be filing another case soon for broad-banding of disability pension.
Case for Nb Subedar to Hony Nb Subedars
This case is almost ready for filing. IESM is ready with the list and the case and hopes to file it before summer recess. List of the names of ESM will be circulated within one week. There is no need to panic if you do not find your name in the first list. It only means that your vakalatnama is not complete. We will include your name in the second case which will be filed soon.
It is repeated that IESM will not be charging any fee for your name to be included in the case. Please do not pay any fee to anyone for your name to be included in the list.
If you do not find your name in the list ( to be circulated within a week ), please do not worry as we will again ask for names and will include your name in the next list.
Case for arrears from Jan 2006
This case is also under preparation and will be filed soon, may be after summer recess of the courts. Please send your vakalatnamas for your name to be included in this.
Court cases filed against office bearers of IESM
It is very unfortunate that ESM are fighting within for their egos. This fight is more prominent in IESM wherein 13 members of GB are on one side and only six members of GB are on other side. The life of that GB has expired on 2 Dec 14. Fresh elections for electing new GB have been held on 27 Oct 14, New GB has been elected and is pending approval from High Court. Despite all this an ex colleague has filed a complaint. This complaint has been investigated by police twice once in Dec 2013 and second time in May 2014. Both times police did not find any prima facie evidence in it and consigned to record room. But what can you do if one of the ESM is hell bent in spoiling the image of ESM and prove to Govt/Bureaucrats that ESM are not united and Govt can take advantage of this fragmentation among ESM. He kept on repeating and putting pressure for filing a FIR. On his intense pressure Govt finally buckled and an FIR has been filed for charges which had been rejected by police at ACP level twice.
IESM office bearers are busy replying to these false charges and are in discussion with lawyers, and hence their attention to OROP anomalies and JM has been diluted. This ex colleague's plan is only to divert IESM leaders’ attention from the real issue of OROP so that he can hog the lime light. But friends IESM assures ESM of India that their welfare is dear to us than our own safety and we will not permit anomalies in OROP to be deferred to another pay commission.
For your information the false charges of withdrawal of funds, which our colleague has preferred on us are for the period in which he himself was the Chairman and the funds were withdrawn for attending the rallies in his constituency, from where he later contested elections without even resigning from Chairmanship of IESM. So much for his moral values for declaring IESM apolitical.
In fact if you all will notice that the fight started because he wanted to use IESM platform for his own election which was not permitted by Gov Body. This was the main reason of falling apart of a united Gov Body of IESM and thereby sowing seeds of disunity. He has done this on whose bidding is for the community to decide.
ESM Vote Power
30 lac ESM and about 15 lac serving soldiers (with around 5 to 6 crores votes) have been denied their place in India only because soldier thought that his job is fighting for the country and protecting the borders. We never asked for our rights and money. Bureaucrats took advantage of this negligence and have deprived the soldier for his rightful place in India and for his financial status. Friends we have now realized that we will have to fight for our rights and take our rightful dues. IESM/UFESM(JM) has realized that we have to be united to get our prestige and position back. These politicians and bureaucrats will not give us our dues and even snatch our dues if we do not unite and show our voting power. An attempt is being made in Punjab to unite all ESM under banner of UFESM(JM) and show to political parties that ESM vote bank is around 60 lacs and we have now woken up and know our strength.
Friends we can get our rightful place in India only and only if we put our soldiers in state assemblies and parliament. We will not beg for our Izzat and our rights but will write it ourselves. This will be possible only if we are united and vote as a block for welfare of foujis with a singular aim of sending them in assemblies and Parliament.
IESM/UFESM(JM) has decided to integrate ESM and kissan of India and has given a slogan from PANCHAYAT TO PARLIAMENT.
An attempt will be made in Punjab election to unite all ESM under banner of UFESM(JM) and show our strength. If this experiment delivers fruits it will be attempted on all India level. IESM requests all ESM to unite and become a power.
TIME HAS COME TO DISCARD GREEDY POLITICAL SYSTEM AND PUT SOME MEN WITH INTEGRITY IN STATE ASSEMBLIES AND PARLIAMENT.
COME JOIN HANDS AND HELP US TO DEVELOP INDIA AND TAKE IT TO PATH OF PROSPERITY.
WE ALL KNOW THERE IS NO DEARTH OF FUNDS IN INDIA. WE ARE NOT GROWING BECAUSE OF CORRUPTION AND BECAUSE OF BAD POLITICS.
Regards
Gp Capt VK Gandhi VSM
Gen Sec IESM
OROP is our right. Dilution in OROP will NOT be accepted.
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