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  • Friday 24 July 2015

    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 40th 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).

    1. As per the decision of United Front of ESM announced during the Press Conference held on 14th 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 42nd 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.

    1. 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 1st NDA Course officers in their eighties came and blessed the Relay Hunger Strike for the cause.

    1. ESM, our family members and our supporters are requested to daily visit Jantar Mantar in large number to encourage and support the cause.
     
    1. 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.

    1. 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.

    1. 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.

    1. 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


    Wednesday 22 July 2015

    ESM TO CHANGE COURSE OF ACTION

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    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


    Sunday 19 July 2015

    ESM TO ESCALATE AGITATION FURTHER

    Tuesday 14 July 2015

    CAUTION ? PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

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


    Monday 13 July 2015

    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 

    Friday 10 July 2015

    The Champion's of so called nationalism, open your eyes before it is too late

    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 Mantar, 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.


    In consonance  with this. the Bangalore veterans represented by various associations jointly are holding a rally jointly co-ordinated by AFVAI, IESM and MVI, as per the details given below:-


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


    All  Veterans from Bangalore & near by districts of Karnataka are requested to participate along with their families positively and make the rally a grand success!
    Ex-Sgt M Prabhakaran(Convener) Mob.9880016240

    Veterans of the June 1971 batch of the IMA protest in New Delhi on Saturday.
    Tribune News Bathinda, July 8   
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    Traffic on the Bathinda-Chandigarh highway was hit as ex-servicemen today blocked the highway
    SC VERDICT FOR IMPLEMENTAION OF OROP IS ONLY FOR Maj Gen & NOT FOR OTHER VETERANS

    NEW DELHI: A group of 254 major generals has decided to reject the grant of one-rank one-pension unless it is accorded across all ranks, after the Centre assured its implementation in the apex court.
    In 2010, the government moved the Supreme court after the Armed forces tribunal ruled in favor of granting OROP to the major generals who approached the body.
    On Wednesday, Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand told the court that the centre will grant OROP to the petitioners in three-four days. Col (Retd) Devendar Bahl, spokesman for the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement, said if the Centre implements OROP only to the major generals, it will open the floodgates of litigation.
    Others also raised concerns. "The one-rank one-pension scheme is for all, starting from a sepoy to the senior most general. Creating such divisions will be dangerous for national security in the long run," Maj Gen Satbir Singh, one of the petitioners and chairman of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement, told ET.
    The implementation of OROP for all services along with the case of major generals must go hand in hand, organisations representing ex-servicemen said. 
     http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/

     

    Tuesday 7 July 2015

    Anna Hazare jumps in support of OROP scheme, says it's a 'fair demand'

     Anna Hazare to Launch Stir Over One Rank One Pension and Land Acquisition Bill
    Anna Hazare jumps in support of OROP scheme, says it's a 'fair demand'
    Mumbai:  Social activist Anna Hazare on tuesday said a countrywide agitation will be launched over the issues of One Rank One Pension (OROP) and the Land Acquisition Bill.
    "I will inform you about the date of the agitation in my next letter to you," Hazare said in a letter sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
    "We have to take care of our soldiers and farmers.
    Making hollow announcements for their welfare and actually implementing them are different things," Mr Hazare stated in his letter.
    In a democracy, the government should listen to woes of the people, Mr Hazare said.
    "I wish to reiterate that my agitation is not political," Mr Hazare's letter stated.

     OROP unlikely to get implement in Parliament's monsoon session

    OROP unlikely to get implement in Parliament's monsoon session
    LUCKNOW: The much hyped and much talked about BJP's election promise of implementing One Rank, One Pension may not see the light of the day, at least in the coming Monsoon session of the Parliament, which would commence on July 21. Replying to specific questions about the implementation of the OROP, Union defence minister Manohar Parrikar, said, "Since issues like this (OROP) involve more than one ministry, hence there cannot be any time-frame for its implementation." However, Parrikar reiterated the Centre's commitment for the speedy implementation of the OROP. Addressing reporters on the sidelines of an orientation programme for elected members of Cantoment Boards (Central Command), Parrikar said, "Our commitment to implement the OROP remains intact. I cleared the file as soon as it came to my notice. However, since other ministries are involved, hence it is taking sometime. But, I assure you that the issue would be effectively addressed." Earlier in Delhi, Parrikar had said, "There will be good news soon." Ex-servicemen have been protesting since June 14 to press for the implementation of One Rank, One Pension. Currently, the pension of retired personnel is based on the pay commission recommendations in force at the time of their retirement. This leads to a difference in pensions for officers of the same rank who retire on different dates. With One Rank, One Pension, those who retired earlier will draw the same pension as officers and jawans of the same rank who are retiring now. They would also be entitled to a year's back pensions at the new rate, which would be a windfall for pensioners. The system will benefit 25 lakh ex-servicemen, and is expected to cost the government around Rs 8,500 crore.

    Monday 6 July 2015

    DESPARATE SOLDIERS ARE ON THE WAR FOOT

    Exclusive: Narendra Modi has betrayed the very trust of us soldiers: Army General on OROP