GOVT CELEBRATES KARGIL DAY BUT DISPPOINTS MARTYRS KINS

42 DAY OF RELAY HUNGER STRIKE

26 JULY 2015

Today is the 42^nd day of Relay Hunger Strike at Jantar Mantar by Ex-servicemen. 24 Ex-servicemen from Punjab, Rajasthan observed RHS at Jantar Mantar.

26^th July is also the 16th  anniversary of Kargil conflict with Pakistan. On this day the last Pakistani soldier was driven out of Indian Territory, which was occupied by the Pakistan army by deceit.

The day started with A Kargil Vijay Divas Run organized by the UFESM.More than 800 runners participated in the 11Km run in memory of victory of India over Pakistan in Kargil conflict and also to remember the brave soldiers who made this victory possible with their exceptional bravery. All runneres were given complimentary caps and t-shirts with OROP embossed on them.. Entry to run was open to all citizens and was free. Citizens from all walks of life enthusiastically participated in the run. The run started from DSOI and culminated at Jantar Mantar via India Gate. All participants paid homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate to Kargil heroes. Sumptuous breakfast was served at Jantar Mantar.  

It was decided that all ESM will light a candle at their doorstep in memory of soldiers who were martyred in the Kargil conflict and will pray silently for two minutes at 8 PM tonight.

Sh Anna Hazare visited Jantar Mantar in support of OROP of ex-servicemen. Some media channels have questioned the necessity to separate stage for Sh Anna Hazare. The fact is that ESM are sitting on RHS at JM for last 42 days. This stage is like a sacred temple to ESM and ESM are very emotionally attached to the stage and location. However this stage is not facing to the road and there is very little space in-front. It was not to make it possible to accommodate the large number of ESM expected to attend the event. Hence a new stage was erected at JM for Sh Anna Hazare’s program. On completion of planned program, Sh Anna Hazare came to the sacred temple to bless and encourage ESM on RHS. He extended full support to agitating ESM and confirmed that he can understand their agony being an ESM himself. OROP is our long pending demand and he requested Government to approve this without any delay and end this suspense. He also advised ESM that democracy is strengthened with agitation/movements like this. More than 5000 ESM from eight states had attended today’s agitation.

Sh Anna Hazare praised resolve of ESM to continue with agitation till Government issues notification for the OROP. Speakers after speakers expressed that they are losing faith in  political leaders who do not fulfil their promises while asking for votes at the time of elections.

It was decided to move the agitation to next phase and in that it was planned that visibility of agitating ESM will be increased pan India. Kargil Vijay Divas run is the beginning of the shift into next phase. In this phase more towns will be included in the agitation. Today Kulu, Bilaspur, Reva have been added in the agitation.

Five ESM offered to go on fast un to death. These five ESM steadfast in their resolve to go on fast un to death. ESMs were finally convinced to give five more days to Government before resoring on such a strong step. Finally they agreed to popular request and have decided to wait for five more days and will start fast un to death from 1^st of August.

Decision to boycott all Government functions by ESM was once again endorsed by the all present by raising hands in support.

Mood of agitators is upbeat and morale is very high. ESM took a vow to strengthen the agitation further and take it to new highs.

Today’s proceedings were widely covered by main media channels and reported live. Vernacular press also covered it widely.

  Col Anil Kaul, VrC

Media Advisor

PRE-2006 CENTRAL CIVIL PENSIONERS PARITY- ORDERS TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY

Approval of MOF has been given for implementation of orders of SC (dated 17-3-2015) & CAT (dated 1-11-2011) reg Modified parity wef 1-1-2006. Orders are likely to be issued in 2 to 3 days. Heartiest congratulations to all the affected Pensioners and thanks to all those who worked hard to win this battle at various stages - both in and out side the courts.

NO COUNTRY FOR VETERAN FIGHTERS

UNITED FRONT OF EX SERVICEMEN

                                                                                                                    

 NON IMPLEMENTATION OF OROP

UPGRADATION OF AGITATION

LEHAR-TOOFAN -TSUNAMI

Dear Friends,

1. Today is the 40^th Day of the Relay Hunger Strike at Jantar Mantar New Delhi and at more than 50 locations in country. The Govt has not implemented One Rank One Pension (OROP).

2. As per the decision of United Front of ESM announced during the Press Conference held on 14^th July 2015, we have upgraded our Agitation with effect from mid night 23 Jul 2015.  The broad Aim of this Phase of the Agitation is to “Create Visibility” in all the Districts in the County. ESM, our members of the family and our supporters will be distinctly seen across the country protesting against the non-implantation of One Rank One Pension.  However, all our protests will be peaceful and within the authorized methods of protests in the Constitution.

3.      Some  of the actions and activities which will be carried out are as under :-

·   10 Km Kargil Vijay Diwas Marathon run from DSOI – India gate – Jantar Mantar.  Respects will be paid to the Martyrs at India Gate by laying wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti.  Detailed instructions are being issued separately.

·  Shri Anna Hazare will motivate, encourage and showcase solidarity with the ESM on Relay Hunger Strike which would enter 42^nd Day at 10.30AM on 26 Jul 2015.  He will also address the Rally at Jantar Mantar.

·   Marathon and Rallies be carried out across the country on daily basis carrying black flags and play cards showing non-implementation of OROP.

·  Protest Leaflets will be distributed, billboards will be displayed across the country.

·         Social, print and electronic media will be fully activated by carrying out Blitz Krieg Campaigns against the non-implementation of OROP.

·  All Govt functions will continue to be boycotted by ESM and our members of the family.

·  In order to express anguish for non-fulfillment of assurance of implementation of OROP, an appeal has been made to all ESM, their member of the family and our supporters who are members of the BJP to withdraw their membership till implementation of OROP.  60 ESM from Uttrakhand have already sent their resignation of membership to BJP President Mr.Amit Shah.

·  ESM to write to the serving Chiefs to jointly and strongly ask the Govt to implement OROP immediately.  The letter will be repeated after five days.  In the event of no action by the serving Chiefs, ESM to appeal to them in the third letter that they consider resigning to accept their accountability and responsibility from the non-implementation of OROP.

·  All ESM, our family members and supporters to fly black flags on their houses on 6 feet high pole with OROP written on the flag.

·  ESM to ask MPs of their constituencies to raise questions in the Parliament for non-implementation of OROP and asking the Govt to implement it immediately.  In case an MP does not raise question, ESM to sit on dharana outside his house.

·  Veer Naaries of Jhajjar district have conveyed that they will be sending bangles to the PM. 

·  Some ESM are threatening to sit on Hunger Strike till death.  We are dissuading them not to do so.  However some of them have refused to pay heed to our requests.  They may sit on Hunger Strike till death any day.

·  To execute any other action/activity as decided by the UFESM from time to time.

·  ESM leaders at local level may modify or execute action/activities keeping in view the local situation.

·  The Relay hunger Strike will continue in addition to the above suggested action/activities.

4. It is heartening, encouraging and motivating that Officers in NDA/Regular/SS Course batches are visiting Jantar Mantar to showcase their solidarity to the Cause  of Injustice to the  Soldiers.  The highlight of these visits was that 1^st NDA Course officers in their eighties came and blessed the Relay Hunger Strike for the cause.

5. ESM, our family members and our supporters are requested to daily visit Jantar Mantar in large number to encourage and support the cause.

 

6. All ESM are requested to execute this phase of the Agitation in letter and spirit and create Visibility in the nook and corner of the country, turning the Lehar-Toofan Phase of the Agitation into Tsunami.

7. We  the ESM, our  members of the family and our supporters resolved to continue our struggle with greater  intensity till such time the Govt implements OROP as per  the  approved definition without any dilution.

8. Memorandum to the Hon’ble Prime Minister will be presented at         1 PM on 26 Jul 2015 by delegation of United Front  of Ex-servicemen.

9. Our fight is against the injustice and betrayal of faith and not against the Govt.  We appeal to our Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi to honour his assurances given to the Defence Personnel and order immediate implementation of OROP as per the approved definition without any dilution whatsoever.  

Gen Satbir Singh
Advisor UFESM

ESM TO CHANGE COURSE OF ACTION

Dear Veterans,
To day being 37th day of HS at JANTAR MANTAR, 10 widows and 10 veterans Including Lt gen LAL SINGH ,6 vets fm BIHAR and 1 fm total 27 sat on HS. Approx 30 Offrs of 3 SQD of NDA now highly decorated and another 300 vets were in audience.HON LT NAR SINGH sir with 11 vet including ex MLA Ex Cpl BHARAT SINGH CHHOKAR fm SAMALKHA Haryana also were at JM. . Wing Comdr VINOD NEBB hero of 1965 and 1971 war and in both War veer chakras awardee came second time with his family. Col INDERJIT SINGH,LT GEN BALBIR SINGH,MAJ GEN SATBIR SINGH,BRIG KARTAR SIGH and myself addressed gathering. SBI Bank parliament branch Manager with his staff also extended their support to our HS and also donated Rs 5000/-. Some decisions were announced for 26 July day of KARGIL VIJAY. 1. Marathon run lead by Maj D P SINGH will b org.Route will b finalised tmw. 2. UFEXM and all Offrs Maj gen and above will write a DO LETTER on 26 July and every After 5 days to resign COAS and all Army Cmdrs and this will b continued till they Resign if OROP is not implemented with in few days. MPs gherao is also consideration. No MP from any party come to JANTAR MANTAR as they were suppose to come today.
Nb Sub G S SIDHU
Gen Secy AFVAI

ESM TO ESCALATE AGITATION FURTHER

 Dear veterans,

In continuation of its protest RHS by volunteers of UFESM at Jantar Mantar entered its thirty fifth day today. With simultaneous hunger strikes being undertaken from across the country. Today volunteers had come from Poonch & Jammu J&K leaving behind terror stricken families due to the situation on the LOC. A 35 member delegation too came from Chandigarh under Brigadier Khosa. Sitting on the RHS were a total of 75 volunteers with 13 officers. A large contingent from the Sikh Regiment was representative of the increasing participation.

The generous contribution to the cause both in cash and kind, e.g. supply of breakfast and drinking water and the steady stream of volunteers on a daily basis continues to ensure that the protest is here for a very long time indeed. Notwithstanding appreciations being made by certain agencies hovering around the area of protest as also failed efforts by a certain section of individuals to somehow get this called off including illegally and in connivance of lowly placed officials of sealing the only operative bank account for management of funds.

In furtherance of the decision taken by the "Advisory Committee" of UFESM, as also announced at the press conference of 14 Jul the extended deadline to the Government ends on 22 Jul. In view of which the next step towards escalation will commence on 23 Jul. The details of the same will be communicated before that.

A Kargil Vijay Diwas Run for OROP is being planned to be undertaken on 26 Jul, with Blade Runner Maj DP Singh, in the lead and the event  to be graced by Hav Anna Hazare. Details of the event will be communicated by all means for greater participation by society to show solidarity with the veterans. 

Col Anil Kaul, VrC

Media Advisor

 DETAILS OF BANGALORE RALLY
Ex-Sgt M Prabhakaran Reports from Bangalore

Ex-servicemen staging a protest in front of Town Hall demanding implementation of the one-rank-one-pension scheme on Sunday |

 The second rally of Bangalore veterans in demand of immediate implementation of OROP and in support of the ongoing agitation at Jantar Mandir commenced sharp at
10 am today, infront of the imposing Bangalore Town Hall. More than 1500 veterans and about 25 ladies and widows were in attendance holding placards like, " We seek justice; we demand OROP."

The full contingent of both print and visual media of Bangalore were present to cover the rally. Thanks to the press meet that we held on 17th at Bangalore press club.

Lt. Gen. Ravindranath (Retd) GOC-IN-C, Eastern Army Command, Air Marshal. KA Lewis, AVM PK Murali, Lt. Gen. PG Kamath and Sgt. M.Prabhakaran addressed the rally. All the speakers expressed their support and solidarity with all veterans who are on continuous agitation from 14th June 2015 onwards at Jantar Mandir, Delhi.

All speakers invariably talked in terms of escalating the agitation. There was a demand for resorting to direct action like Rail, Road and Goods roko. The intention and commitment of our political class was questioned.

I on behalf of AFVAI have raised the following points in my address:-

1. We must involve civil society leaders and general public in support of our demand for OROP and our agitation;
2. We should condemn people like Sunil Jain, who wrote an insensitive article against grant of OROP for XSM.
3. The current PM who was then the CM Gujarat , despatched a team of Gujarat police without even getting the permission of Karnataka government simply because of a request from an young Gujarati woman from Bengaluru. But he has no courtesy or time to visit or depute his DM to meet that innocent looking young widow whose husband Sepoy Hemraj was slain by Pakistanis, when she was sitting on hunger strike at JM in demand of OROP.
4. We must work towards publishing full page ad in all leading newspapers of this country by mobilizing funds from XSM in order to enlist the support of general public.

The speech was well received by the participants of the rally. We could also collect about Rs.70000/- during the rally to meet the expenditure.

The rally was quite impressive and we hope that the noise made in Bangalore rally will be heard in the corridors of power at New Delhi and move this unrelenting government to issue OROP orders without any further delay.
Jai Jawan!        Long live AFVAI!!

Sgt. M PRABHAKARAN
Bangalore.

Dear Veterans,
 UFESM announces the conduct of the "KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS RUN FOR OROP" as our way of celebrating this day by veterans and civil society alike on 26 July 2015. It will also be STEP 1 in the escalation of the on going protest. 

 

The run will commence at 5.45 AM from DSOI DHAULA KUAN and terminate at Jantar Mantar venue of the relay hunger strike by ESM. (Participants to assemble by 5.00 AM). 

Route. : - DSOI DK-11 MURTI- 3 MURTI - TEEN MURTI MARG- AKBAR ROAD- ef- RAJPATH- INDIA GATE (AMAR JAWAN JYOTI) -RAJEEV CHOWK- JANTAR MANTAR rhs site. 

The run will be led by The Indian Army Blade Runner "Maj DP Singh" a veteran himself in his own right. Permission and security will be provided by Delhi Police along the route. Refreshments and medical aid is being catered for. All participants will be given commemorative t-shirts and caps on a first come-first served basis. internal administrative instructions will be issued seperately.

UFESM would like to request all segments of civil society as also media houses to propogate this message and join the veterans in a show of solidarity by participating and covering the event in large numbers, Especially as a homage for those who gave their today for our tomorrow.

Notwithstanding the above RHS continues. Over 35 volunteers observed hunger strike, A spectator number of 200 were present. Effigies of the PM were burnt in Ambala and police did not allow ESM to accost Mr Nitin Gadkari with Black flags at Ambala.

 It is reliablely learnt that 45 MP's led by Mr Dereck O'Brien would visit RHS at JM tomorrow 21 Jul 2015.

Col Anil Kaul, VrC

Media Advisor 

UFESM

CAUTION ? PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

 Ex-soldiers burn effigies of PM, FM, Defence Minister for OROP delay

Ex-servicemen burns an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in protest against the delay in implementation of the One Rank, One Pension scheme at the Dasehra Ground in Mohali on Monday. A Tribune photograph

REPORTS FROM JM ON18/07/2015 WHEN THE HS ENTERS THE 34th DAY

Dear Veterans,

Today is 34 day of RHS at JM. The mood is upbeat and morale is sky high. Jathas after Jathas are coming from all over India for observing RHS and to fight against injustice heaped on ESM. ESM from Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bhopal, Mangalore, Reva, Bhopal, Chhindwara, all dist of Punjab and Haryana, HP, Uttar Khand, Jammu and Kashmir, UP, Bihar and even WB have participated in RHS. Supporters have come from all states to raise morale of ESM on RHS and organisers. ON AN AVERAGE MORE THAN 30 ESM ARE OBSERVING RHS EVERYDAY. ON SOME DAYS WE HAD MORE THAN 100 ESM ON RHS.

Organisers morale is high because veterans are contributing with large heart for the agitation and to offset the expenditure of agitation. It is for information of all that on an average exp at the venue is around Rs 25000/ per day. Full account of donations received and expected expenditure will be put on net in a day or two. 

Some veterans who have never shown their face at JM and have never helped in administration and who are working on behest of forces inimical to success of OROP are spreading unpleasant information of happenings at JM. We request all veterans to be careful and give them a suitable reply by coming to JM in large numbers and see the upbeat mood of organisers and ESM observing fast. This will give you real time situation at JM. 

RHS is becoming stronger as the days go by, resolve of organisers and participants is hardening and they will not stop this agitation till OROP letter is issued.

UFESM have only one complaint with ESM in NCR (Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon) that they are not participating and are not even coming to support the ESM on RHS. Friends One can not achieve OROP by sitting in drawing rooms and criticizing the agitation. This trend of thinking that if OROP will come we will also get it, why go to JM in this humid and hot weather, does not behove a soldier. For your information Intelligence bureau man sits at JM every day on duty and he has commented that ESM population in NCR region is more than 2 lacs then why strength at JM does not not cross even 100 at times. He is sending IB report with pictures thrice a day. Friends we can not get OROP by staying at home, we will have to take trouble of leaving air conditioned comfort of home and come to JM to support and show solidarity with fasting ESMs. This will send a strong message to North and South block and only then they will agree to clear OROP. 

 IF YOU WANT OROP THEN COME TO JANTAR MANTAR IN LARGE NUMBERS TO SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH FASTING ESMs

Veteran Anna Hazare has given his consent to come from Ralegaon Maharashtra to come in support of the agitating ESM at JM on 26 July but our friends at Noida, Delhi and Gurgaon can not find time to come to JM or should I say that they are too lazy to venture out in this heat.

UFESM REQUESTS DELHIETS, NOIDAIETS AND GURGAON RESIDENTS TO PLEASE COME TO JM IN LARGE NUMBERS EVERY DAY. 

YOU WILL BE SURPRISED LAWYERS FROM DELHI BAR ASSOCIATION, COLLEGE STUDENTS AND OUR CIVIL FRIENDS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN RHS AT JM, ONLY MY FRIENDS FROM NOIDA, DELHI AND GURGAON ARE FEELING SHY OF SHOWING THEIR FACE AT JM AND STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH FASTING ESM AND ORGANISERS. 

Regards

Gen Satbir Singh

ADVISER UFESM

Presence of Military Veterans & their spouses

is requested at

Ex-Servicemen Rally for OROP

 10 AM-12 Noon on Sunday, 

19 July 2015

 

at Town Hall

At the Junction of SJP Road and JC Road

Please come with Cap, Medals and Identity Card

 M PRABHAKARAN, KARNATAKA STATE CONVENOR. AFVAI, 9880016240

BANGALORE RALLY-II ON 19th July 2015 (Sunday)

Dear veterans,
It is really painful to note that inspite of we being on agitation mode for the past 30 days commencing with "Mahasangram Rally" at Jantar Mantar and at different cities including Bangalore on 14th June 2015 and the ongoing relay hunger strike at JM, the GOI seems unmoved and unrelenting in solving the long pending issue of  OROP.
Therefore it is now necessary that all XSM residing at every nook and corner of this country to come out and protest in whatever possible manner and force the GOI to implement the OROP immediately. Such country wide agitations would also strengthen the hands of veterans who are on continuous agitation at Jantar Mandir, New Delhi. Further this would also send a clear message to the GOI that we are united and together in our demand and agitation therefor. From East to West and from North to South, be an officer, JCO or NCO, we do or die together in our battle for OROP exactly in the same spirit with which we defeated our enemy during 1971 and Kargil wars.

DATE : SUNDAY, 19th JUL 2015
TIME : 10.00 AM ONWARDS
VENUE: TOWN HALL
Sgt M Prabhakaran