Veterans (JCOs. and below ) now, certainly, have a reason to rejoice : Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

Dear veterans,
Find below the reply given by Hon,ble Prime Minister to the
BJP leader Sh L.K. Advani in response to his remarks on
ONE RANK ONE PENSION. It is neddless to mention here
that the delay in releasing the notification in respect of
Modified Parity in Pension for JCOs and below, in the
concerned deptt., was certainly at the behest of some big
brothers , still having their sway in MoD. They never
supported this clause of CoS report for self interests as
they were not included in this knowing well that they
have already got the benefit of improved Pension
( 10-10-1997 ) back in year 1998.

Now the Prime Minister has cleared every doubt about
Modified Parity in Pension for JCOs and below

Veterans may, please, note that those big brothers are
now opposing the abolution of Sahayiks in Army which
the Govt. has decided to implement on the advice of
Stress Management Committee.

Manmohan gives it back to Advani.
Aditi TandonTribune News Service
New Delhi, March 5.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today
gave it back to BJP leader LK Advani who had, day before
yesterday, accused the UPA of failing on various counts,
including the foreign policy front.
Today, it was Manmohan Singh’s turn to counter attack,
and he did so well, mentioning Advani four times in his
long speech. The first reference to the BJP leader came in
context of farmers’ suicides. While Advani had accused
the government of putting money into the hands of banks
instead of farmers’ in the name of debt waiver, the PM
rejected the argument, saying the UPA had been very
sensitive to the issue and had done everything possible to
solve the agrarian crisis.
“It had been said that the loan waiver scheme has not
helped farmers and it helped only banks. Nothing can be
farther from the truth. It is surprising that we forget that
nearly Rs 70,000 crore that was recoverable from farmers
was not recovered,” he said.

The PM further countered Advani on the latter’s
accusation that the UPA had not implemented
one-rank, one-pension scheme. The committee
formed for the purpose never recommended one
rank one pension. It asked to enhance the
pensionary benefits of personnel below officer rank
and commissioned officers. This was accepted,” said
the PM, adding that out of the seven recommendations
of the committee, five have been implemented and
two will,soon, be implemented.

The most important clarifications the PM gave to Advani
today pertained to the latter’s demand to recall India’s
black money stored in foreign banks and the accusation
that the government was acting under US pressure.
On the black money front, the PM said 20 countries and
jurisdictions had been prioritised for entering into
agreements regarding exchange of information and
assistance in collection of taxes.

An Appeal for showing Gratitude to Sh. L.K.Advani - Brig. Harwant Singh( Retd.) :Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

Dear Veterans,

Find below an appeal made by brig. Harwant Singh (Retd ) and my comment regarding this .The appeal is posted on IESM blog.

Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

An Appeal for showing Gratitude to Sh. LK ADVANI

Dear Friends , Please refer to my mail below.It is the FIRST time that any person of stature has raised a voice in our favour , in the Parliament about OROP . It is incumbent on all of us to show'Gratitude' to him .In view of the foregoing , it is requested that all of us , our friends and acquaintances MUST send him amessage of thanks , organisationally and individually .

E Mail ID of Mr Advani is -advanilk@sansad.nic.in .

When lakhs of such mails go to him , the Govt WILL take note of them . These will also further motivate him tocontinue to take up our ''CAUSE'' in future also . The suitable messages MUST be sent 'SEPARATELY' and my mail MUST NOT be forwarded as such. You are KINDLYrequested to approach as many friends , foes and acquaintances to send e-mails of gratitude to Mr Advani , immediately .Submitted for your kind INDULGENCE please.

With Warm Regards,

Yours' Sincerely,Brig Harwant Singh (Retd)

54, Phase-7, MOHALI.(Pb) 91+98144 32554

Posted by Indian ExServicemen Movement at 12:42 AM

1 comments:Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal said...Dear Veteran (Brig.)Regards. Your statement,referring Hon,ble BJP leader Sh. L. K. Advani,is absolutely correctand he, certainly, becomes the first person of stature to dwell on most important topic of OROP in the house but being a humble veteran ,I would like you to clear some ofmy doubts before I, like other veterans, indulge in showering my gratitude to him for taking up this cause of veterans in the house .

1.Does the term OROP referred to by the hon’ble member denote the same meaning as OROP demanded by IESM or it denotes the OROP as proposed in CoS report,accepted by the govt. i.e. Modified Parity in Pension for JCOs.and below?

2.Has IESM ever supported or demanded Modified Parity in Pension for JCOs. and below which the govt. proposes to give to Veterans (JCOs. and below)?

3.Is it not true that IESM, in fact, has been, vehemently opposing this proposal of Modified Parity in Pension for JCOs.and below?

Please clarify and oblige.

Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

President,

Ex Soldiers,Sailors and Airmen Association.

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