Impassioned Plea by a Patriot

During the last few months, we have noted with concern the extraordinary pent- up anger finding expression in many muted ways from the war veterans and retired officers and jawans of the armed forces. The issue goes beyond the temporal concerns of pay rise recommended or not recommended by the 6th Pay Commission.

The issue is about the utter lack of sensitivity and response from the Empress of 10 Janpath and the surrogate PM, Hon'ble Manmohan Singh and his cabinet. The situation has clearly gone beyond all tolerable levels in any civil society which respect to the jawans. Have the slogans Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan become mere slogans driving the jawan to fury and the kisan to suicide?

Who is in charge here? Is there a working constitution -- samvidhaan -- or not?

Isn't there someone out there who can talk to the war veterans, retired officers and jawans- with compassion and with pride for the contribution they have made to the highest call of office in any reckoning- be prepared to lay down their lives for the security of the rashtram?

I am reminded of what Justice PN Agarwal said in the Supreme Court in a case related to the DMK government's bandh- call in defiance of the SC order. The learned judge said: "Don't play with fire." These are sage words which should reverberate in the corridors of South and North Blocks and in every office. Don't play with the lives of Kisans and Jawans. Don't play with fire.

I accuse the worthies of UPA Government with an utter lack of sensitivity. Absence of any visible signs of response from the worthies of UPA Government to the life cry of the jawans is beyond despair. It calls for a demand from every citizen of Bharat for the dismissal of the UPA Government forthwith.

UPA, if you can't govern, quit office. gaddi chhodo. In the name of dharma, GO. Quit office. Read Dayal's impassioned cry and weep before you GO.

Vande Maataram.
Namaskaram.
Dr S Kalyanaraman

Comment:
Dr S Kalyanaraman, Phd, is a former Executive Director, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines. He 'loves' the 'Forces' for its 'discipline' and 'patriotism'.

Received from Cdr KRISHAN PUNCHHI (Retd)
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