Monday, January 5, 2009

IESM: Nineteenth Day Fast for Justice Rally at Jantar Mantar

Photo Credit: Brig Lakshman Singh
Dear Colleagues,

The Punjab team is holding the fort at Jantar Mantar today. Tomorrow, 05 Jan, the reinforcement from Varanasi will be arriving.

One senior veteran who has been regular at the venue is Commander Pran Prashar (one of the Founder Members of Naval Aviation). Ever since the action started on 16 Dec 2008, he has missed only one day when his driver was absent (being over 80 years he is not allowed to drive). On behalf of the IESM I thank him for his indomitable spirit.

The 1st JSW course is having the Course get-together 07 Jan 2009. They are all in their late Seventies. Gen Harbhajan Singh, who is one of them, has sent us very encouraging words and assuring us of their visit o Jantar Mantar.

I have sent a reply welcoming their kind gesture of showing solidarity and bucking up the Movement. We will look forward to their coming.

Best regards,
Lt Gen (Emeritus) Raj Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Chairman IESM

No OROP for veterans?
Supreme Court had passed a judgement in 1982 on the One Rank One Pension scheme for military veterans and the KP Singh Deo Committee had recommended the same unequivocally in 1984. It was also one of the main planks for protests by veterans earlier this year. However the defence minister has categorically stated its unacceptability in the Rajya Sabha.
Government has not found acceptable the demand of Ex-Servicemen for one rank one pension. This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Kalraj Mishra in Rajya Sabha. The defence personnel have not rejected the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, he added. [PIB]

Demands of Ex- Servicemen
  • One Rank One Pension (OROP)
  • Resettlement till the age of sixty
  • Ex Servicemen Commission headed by ESM
  • Services representation on all committees pertaining to ESM welfare.

    All Political Parties Support the Primary Demand of Ex Servicemen
    Jaswant supports 'one rank one pension' principle for Defence forces
    Sonia calls for one-rank-one-pension

    Bureaucrats reject the Demand of Ex Servicemen as the demand was "not found acceptable" for administrative, financial, and legal reasons.
    Govt rejects 'one rank, one pension' demand of soldiers

    The reasons for denying OROP is untenable
    1. Adminstrative: Due to Red Tape Bureaucracy and inherent "Permit Raj" attitude.
    2. Financial: Additional expenditure averages 2% of annual Defence Budget. No grudge on this score from any quarter. (except for Bureaucrats)
    3. Legal: Till date all court rulings have been for enforcement of One Rank One Pension.
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