Monday, April 13, 2009

Ex- Servicemen stage protest for One Rank One Pension

New Delhi, Apr 12 : Retired personnel of Indian defence services on Sunday staged a massive protest rally here, to express their anguish over Central Government's delay over their long-pending demand for 'One Rank-One Pension'. Ex-servicemen of varying ranks also returned their medals to the government.

Their demand 'One Rank-One Pension' stipulates that irrespective of the date on which the soldier retires, he should get the same pension. The former defence personnel have cited that in absence of 'One Rank-One Pension', anomalies in the pension of two persons of same rank arise and also there are instances of hundreds of war veterans drawing lower amount of pension as compared to personnel who retired in the recent past.

"Government should have fulfilled our demands by now, but still these are not met. After trying whatever we can, we have been forced to put forth our demand in public. We want to show our unity to the country and secondly at the end of the rally we will give advice, to vote for what particular party," said Lieutenant General Raj Kadyan, Indian Ex- servicemen Movement (IESM) Chairman.

Capitalising on the demands voiced by the former uniformed personnel of defence forces, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come forth to support their demand and in its election manifesto. The party has promised to implement the 'One Rank-One Pension' for ex-servicemen.

"We have promised in our manifesto that this pension will be tax free and the money that will be collected in the bank and the interest will have no income tax on it," said V. K. Malhotra, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader. The movement has now intensified since the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission did not address the issue of 'One Rank-One Pension'.
Ex-servicemen stage protest for One Rank-One Pension

IESM: Fast for Justice Rally- hundred and seventeenth day





Photo courtesy Col TN Baba

Date: Sunday, 12 April, 2009, 10:11 PM
Dear Colleagues,
Maha Rally 12 April 09
The rally was held as scheduled. There was good attendance, estimated at nearly 8,000ESM including families. The heterogeneous mix was a notable feature. States represented were– Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, UP, Uttarkhand, HP, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan. ESM belonging to different organisations had assembled. At the end, approximately 2000 medals were deposited with the President. Highlight of the day was the issue of voting advisory that the ESM had been persistently demanding. In this connection following points were made:
1. Voting is a constitutional right and everyone is free to vote as per his/her choice.
2. Vote is an important weapon in our armoury and must be used with great care and thought.
3. We must follow the principle, ‘we will help those who help us’.
4. OROP being 25 years old problem, national political parties that held power during the period were recalled – Some 11 years Congress, 5 years UPA with Congress as a dominant party and some six years NDA with the BJP as the dominant party. Neither of them sanctioned OROP.
5. Current situation is that the Congress has rejected the OROP in Dec 2008 and have made no mention of it in their new election manifesto. On the contrary, the BJP has made a specific mention in their manifesto to say that the principle of one rank one pension will be implemented. In addition their Prime Ministerial candidate Mr LK Advani visited Jantar Mantar and made a categorical commitment to implement OROP. No one from the Congress has established any contact.
6. Based on the above analysis, it seems logical that keeping in the mind the interests of the over two million Ex Servicemen vis-à-vis OROP, BJP is a better choice.
7. It was reiterated that this is only an advisory and everyone has a right vote as he/ she deems fit.
The message was generally well received.
Best regards,
Lt Gen (Emeritus) Raj Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Chairman IESM

तिथि: रविवार, 12 अप्रैल, 2009, 10:11
प्रिय साथियों,
महा रैली 12 अप्रैल 09.
इस रैली के रूप में अनुसूचित आयोजित किया गया. एक अच्छी उपस्थिति, लगभग 8000 के पूर्व का अनुमान-परिवारों सहित कर्मियों था. इस विषम मिश्रण एक प्रमुख विशेषता थी. राज्यों थे - तमिलनाडु, कर्नाटक, उत्तर प्रदेश का प्रतिनिधित्व उत्तराखंड, हिमाचल प्रदेश, पंजाब, हरियाणा, राजस्थान. पूर्व सैनिक विभिन्न संगठनों से संबंधित इकट्ठे थे. अंत में, लगभग 2000 पदक राष्ट्रपति के साथ जमा किए गए.
दिन के हाइलाइट सलाहकार मतदान का मुद्दा यह है कि पूर्व सैनिक लगातार मांग कर रहा था. इस संबंध में किए गए अंकों निम्नलिखित:
1. उसका / उसकी पसंद के अनुसार वोट करने के लिए स्वतंत्र है वोटिंग एक संवैधानिक अधिकार है और सभी को है.
2. वोट शस्त्रागार में हमारा एक महत्वपूर्ण हथियार है और महान देखभाल और सोच के साथ प्रयोग किया जाना चाहिए.
3. हम इस सिद्धांत का पालन करना चाहिए, 'हम जो हमें' की मदद करने में मदद मिलेगी.
4. एक रैंक एक पेंशन (OROP) 25 साल की समस्या, राष्ट्रीय राजनीतिक दलों है कि इस अवधि के दौरान आयोजित की शक्ति को याद किया गया पुराने किया जा रहा - कुछ 11 साल कांग्रेस, 5 साल यूपीए कांग्रेस के साथ एक प्रमुख पार्टी और कुछ छह साल राजग के रूप में भाजपा के साथ प्रमुख के रूप में दल. न ही उन्हें OROP मंजूर की.
5. वर्तमान स्थिति यह है कि कांग्रेस और OROP दिसंबर 2008 में रद्द कर दिया गया है अपने नए चुनाव घोषणा पत्र में इसका कोई उल्लेख नहीं किया है. इसके विपरीत, भाजपा को अपने घोषणा पत्र में कहने के लिए एक विशेष उल्लेख किया है कि एक एक पेंशन लागू किया जाएगा पद के सिद्धांत. इसके अलावा उनके प्रधानमंत्री पद का उम्मीदवार श्री लाल कृष्ण आडवाणी Jantar Mantar दौरा किया और एक स्पष्ट प्रतिबद्धता OROP को लागू करने के लिए बनाया है. कांग्रेस से कोई भी किसी भी संपर्क स्थापित किया है.
6. उपरोक्त विश्लेषण के आधार पर, यह तर्कसंगत लगता है कि दो लाख से अधिक पूर्व सैनिकों तुलना OROP के हितों, भाजपा को एक बेहतर विकल्प है को ध्यान में रखते.
7. कि यह केवल एक सलाहकार और सभी को है यह दोहराया गया था एक सही वोट के रूप में वह ठीक समझे है.
इस संदेश को आम तौर पर अच्छी तरह से स्वागत किया गया.
सादर,
लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल (Emeritus) राज Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
अध्यक्ष IESM

SLIDESHOW: IESM Maha Rally at Jantar Mantar 12 April 2009 Photographs

Sunday, April 12, 2009

IESM: Fast for Justice- hundred and sixteenth day

Date: Saturday, 11 April, 2009, 9:55 PM
Dear Colleagues,
Jantar Mantar venue continues to remain active.
Maha Rally 12 April 09
Every Core Gp member has been working hard for the Maha Rally starting at 1100 hours, 12 April 2009 at Jantar Mantar. Today was the penultimate day, spent in proverbially dotting the ‘i’s and crossing the ‘t’s. There has been a continues inflow of calls from ESM all over India conveying their arrival details. This includes Thanjavur, Chennai, Lucknow, Bangalore and many places closer. Ahmadullah Khan and Rashid from LAC areas of J&K called up to express solidarity of all with the Movement and regretting that they cannot reach. From all indications it should a mammoth gathering. I am sure all those subscribing to the belief that the ESM have had an unfair deal, will be there.
Best regards,
Lt Gen (Emeritus) Raj Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Chairman IESM

तिथि: शनिवार, 11 अप्रैल, 2009, 9:55
प्रिय साथियों,
स्थल Jantar Mantar सक्रिय रहने के लिए जारी है.
महा रैली 12 अप्रैल 09.
हर कोर ग्रुप के सदस्य मेहनत की महा रैली 1100 घंटे, 12 अप्रैल 2009 Jantar Mantar पर शुरू करने के लिए काम कर रहा है. आज ढीला समाप्त होता है को बांधने का दिन था. एक भारत भर में उनके आगमन विवरण बताए पूर्व सैनिकों के फोन का प्रवाह जारी किया गया है. यह Thanjavur, चेन्नई, लखनऊ, बंगलौर और कई स्थानों पर करीब शामिल हैं. Ahmadullah खान और राशिद जम्मू और कश्मीर के एलएसी क्षेत्रों फोन से आंदोलन के साथ सभी की एकजुटता व्यक्त करने के लिए और कहा कि वे नहीं पहुँच सकते हैं पछता. यह चाहिए एक विशाल जनसमूह सभी संकेत से. मुझे यकीन है कि उन सभी को विश्वास है कि ESM एक अनुचित करार दिया है सदस्यता लेने, वहाँ होगा हूँ.
सादर,
लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल (Emeritus) राज Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
अध्यक्ष IESM

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