1. Press Release on the Rally held at Jantar Mantar New Delhi is enclosed.
2. Please circulate the same to the maximum ESM across the globe. Those who have contacts with the media are requested to kindly get the same covered in both print and electronic media.
3. It is time now for to us to be recognized as a force to be reckoned with- UNITE AND DELIVER OR SUFFER.
With Regards,
Jai Hind
Yours Sincerely,
Maj Gen (Retd) Satbir Singh, SM
Vice Chairman Indian ESM Movement
Press Release 07 Mar 2011
Peeved by continous neglect by the government, Defence veterans held Vishal Rally at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 6th March 2011
Dear Members of the Media,
1. Peeved by the continuous neglect, apathy, and non acceptance of their demands, the main being the One Rank One Pension (OROP) ,the defence veterans including widows of the martyrs held a Vishal Rally at Jantar-Mantar New Delhi on 06th Mar 2011. Not only, they were anguished and angry but were deeply hurt on the negative attitude of the Govt towards the affairs of the Defence Personnel. How long the Government wants us to be on the streets sitting on dharanas? They resolved to continue their struggle PAN India till the Govt sees the reason and accepts their demands.
2. The Vishal Rally was attended by over 6500 Defence Veterans, and their family members including 105 widows of the martyrs who had come from 16 states of the country ie Punjab, Haryana, UP, HP, Uttarkhand, J & K, Rajasthan, MP, Jharkhand, Gujrat, Maharashtra, Delhi NCR, AP, TN, Karnataka, Kerla. 3800 medals were voluntarily deposited by the veterans and 3000 voluntarily signed memorandum to the President in their blood. The veterans marched in threes for approx 3 Kms in Connaught Place area in a most disciplined manner. The placards carried by them and slogans ranting the area demonstrated all for which they had gathered. The police witnessed entirely different conduct than they were generally exposed to in various other Protest Rallies.
3. A large number of veteran representatives from various States expressed their views on their demands of OROP, non enhancement of widows pensions, serious anomalies in their pensions, non implementation of over 3600 judgements which went in their favour out of the 4000 cases filed in toothless Armed Forces Tribunals in the last one year, the Govt not even honouring the Supreme Court ruling to establish Armed Forces Grievances Redressal Commissions, non enhancements of Hony Rank pensions, reservists pensions, large unacceptable gap in pensions of over Rs 14000 in Maj and Lt Col and over Rs 9800 gap in Maj Gen and Lt Gen, the list of injustices was never ending. They were rather surprised as to why the Govt is not listening to their tale of woes?. They expressed that they felt cheated by the Govt.
4. The following important resolutions were unnamaniously passed by raising hands by all attendees with words “Jai Hind” and – Yes, ranting the air:
have no right to ask for their votes in any future election.
5. The above resolutions will be given wide publicity throughout the country to unite all Defence Personnel, their members of the family and their supporters to demonstrate the power of their Votes if Govt understands this criteria of acceptance of their genuine demands.
6. You are requested to carry this important news in your esteemed paper/magazine.
With Regards,
Jai Hind
Yours Sincerely,
Maj Gen (Retd) Satbir Singh, SM
Vice Chairman Indian ESM Movement
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