The Jantar Mantar effort continues. Local Gurgaon ESM are holding the reins today.
Media Coverage
The print media covered the rally extensively today. It may be rare to see all the mainstream dailies – Times of India, HT, Indian Express, Statesman – give prominent coverage to the event. This is of course in addition to The Tribune, Navbharat Times, Dainik Jagran, Delhi Jagran, Hari Bhoomi and many others. I do hope the authorities take heed. The visual media continues to show-case our demands. In fact I am on my way back from Sahara studio and am sending this from the car. General PN Hoon was holding court at Mumbai and I was hooked on from here. It is heartening to see total support for us from the public. Farukhabad in UP held a similar rally on 8th Feb where threy surrendered hundreds of medals and handed these over to the DC. Well done!
IESM Organisational Structure
We need to build up the structure at State and Distt level so that we can pursue ESM matters more comprehensively. I suggest ESM send names of consensus candidates of State/Distt conveners to enable us to weave the structure.
Misc
I am off to Bangalore 10 Feb 2009 to attend the inauguration of the war memorial. Later in the evening the batchmates are having a gathering hosted by Vivek Bopiah at his abode – God bless the military culture. This is what sets us apart from others.
Best regards,
Lt Gen (Emeritus) Raj Kadyan
Chairman IESM
PROTEST RALLY BY EX-SERVICEMEN THANJAVUR IN
SUPPORT OF RELAY FAST AT JANTAR MANTAR FOR
GRANT OF ONE RANK ONE PENSION ON 7 FEB 2009
1. The protest rally by Ex Servicemen around Thanjavur was organized in support of our veteran bretherens on relay fast at Jantar Mantar,New Delhi for One Rank One Pension.The protest rally was organized on 7 Feb 09 instead of 8 Feb 09 because maximum Ex-Servicemen could be mustered on a working day and media coverage could be organized accordingly.
2. The timings of the event was from 1030 hrs to 1300 hrs as there were a number of protest rally by other political parties
in support of Srilankan Tamils..
3. The protest rally was organized in the heart of the town at a prominent market place and maximum weekend crowd was present during rally. By 1100 hrs most Ex-Servicemem had reached the venue and members of the press and media were briefed on the adverse effect of non grant of OROP and anomalies in Sixth Pay Commision.The office bearers addressed the gathering and explained to them on the contents of the e-mails received from IESM organization from time to time. The protest rally was very peaceful and no loud speakers were used. The ex-servicemen disbursed to their villages and homes with a faint hope that their genuine demand of OROP will soon see some light.
Regards,
Lt Col(Retd)Ranga Raj Jairam.
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