Saturday, May 3, 2008

Homage to Martyrs at Bangalore




About 150 ex-servicemen of the Army, Navy and Air Force, led by Lt Gen NSI Narahari, Lt Gen VJ Sundaram, Lt Gen A Natarajan and Lt Col TA Parthasarathy (a World War II veteran) paid homage to the martyrs at the War Memorial at Minsk Square, in Bangalore on Sunday. The military veterans of the Navy, Air Force and Army personnel below officer rank (PBOR) placed wreaths and flowers at the memorial. They expressed their solidarity in drawing the attention of the Centre to their problems relating to pension and resettlement (with reference to the 6th Central Pay Commission), by way of a silent prayer holding lit candles, for two minutes. The Memorial Service was conducted as a solemn event with dignity and decorum with the 'veterans' turning up in headgear and medals. The ex- servicemen also expressed their anger over years of neglect and apathy by the Union of India, in not addressing the various issues. To draw the attention of the government, they planned the nation wide memorial service on Sunday 27 April 2007.

Courtesy: Express News Service Bangalore
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