Date: Wednesday, 15 April, 2009, 9:07 PM
Dear Colleagues,
New Members
We extend a heartful welcome to the following into the IESM family:
Mumbai– (Motivator Brig Dharam Prakash) Sgt Bhaurao Saraswat, IAF
NOIDA (Motivators Col Vijay Sekhri and Col SP Singh)
1. Nk Parmanand, GARH RIF
2. Mrs Kamla Malik, SIGS
3. Lt Col BL Gupta, SIGS
4. Col S C Grover, SIGS
5. Col Prabhu Ram, Gen Service
6. Lt Col Vinay Kr do
7. Hony Sub Maj T S Negi, ENGRS
8. Sub Dil Bahadur
9. Nb/Sub Sohan Singh Bandar, ORD
10. Hav Om Kumar, SIGS
11. Col Avtar Singh, RAJ RIF
12. Capt Iqbal Singh, ASC
13. Lt Col P N Maria, ORD
14. Brig S P Lamba, EME
Election Related News
There is a small doubt expressed by some ESM – whether we vote for parties that are allying with the BJP? It is clarified that the BJP has entered into pre-poll alliance with some political parties eg Akali Dal, Indian National Lok Dal, Rashtriya Lok Dal etc. Wherever there are candidates contesting from these ally parties, the BJP candidate would not be in the field. Therefore, voting for these parties is as good as voting for the BJP.
Our voting advisory fetched some comments, as was expected. A few officers have expressed apprehension in voting for the BJP on ideological and secular grounds. Their views deserve to be respected as these values have been imbibed by us during our long years in uniform. There are on the other hand also officers, and almost all PBOR that called up, who have expressed approval for the decision to go along with the BJP. Idealism sits better on a full stomach and expectedly has not found favour with the vast majority of PBOR who are living on tenuous budgets. For them survival takes priority over principles.
Best regards,
Lt Gen (Emeritus) Raj Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Chairman IESM
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