One Rank One Pension - The Meeting in Mumbai

 The Beginning

I flew in from abroad (Singapore) to attend the OROP sammelan of Ex servicemen at Azad Maidan concerning 31 October 2015 at Mumbai. I am nimbly ensconced, but at the thesame period utterly concerned not quite implementation of OROP (one Rank One Pension). I have a achievement that haunts me. One of my Squadron Commanders now a ripe pass 90+ veteran had retired at the age of 48. People will recollect this was the retirement age of Pilots of the Flying Branch of the Air Force earlier concerning speaking.

The man was lucky gone a CAS Commendation and logged thousands of hours as a pilot, but today he lives a hand to mouth existence concerning a pension sanctioned decades to come. This is heart-rending that a veteran is forsaken by his own nation..

The Sammelan (Meeting)

Coming to the sammelan, there was an impressive turnout. I found there was a desirability of dedication and definite arouse at the governments all these years. Speakers spoke taking into account than "josh" and General Satbir Singh gave a fiery speech, which went all along dexterously gone the visitors who had come from all taking into account more Maharashtra. It was a moving sight and one was convinced that Ex Servicemen were skillfully representing their cause. Slogans rent the vent and this enthused the participants.

After listening to all the speeches and explanation, I was at a loss as regards one narrowing. There seemed to be sum disconnect along as well as the serving men and the ex-servicemen. I had usual a few of the serving officers to attend as it was not a diplomatic meeting, but no one from the serving fraternity turned occurring: it was as if they were not concerned. There is a HQ of the Western Naval Command and umpteen Generals in Mumbai, but not one showed his point of view. What does it set sights on?

Some stray thoughts:The Black Sheep in our Ranks

I observed that speaker after speaker castigated the "babus". Yes, the babus (clerks) are to blame, but in a limited showing off. Let's be frank the babus would not have a auditorium day if the summit hierarchy of the Armed forces led by the COAS, CNS and CAS had not connived also them. I have many links in the IAS fraternity and I am convinced that had the top brass put their foot all along this degradation would not have happened. However no speaker seemed to be adjoining almost this aspect: the challenger within. Even the diplomatic leaders were not touched: perhaps there was an inherent anguish that they may not later it and as such enormously tiny criticism was finished of these black sheep. So by ignoring the political leaders and the army zenith brass as culprits, was itself a pointer that the trouble is vigorous in the look of an ostrich.

What Next

For more info pensão por morte.

What neighboring?. Writing long articles as rebuttals in the national media and holding these meetings will not bring OROP or the restoration of the Armed forces pride, so extremely badly eroded by Nehru and party past 1947. What is the road ahead? I am convinced this unease which has following upon for months will perhaps go upon and the GOI (Government of India) will certify a diluted OROP. Forget approximately restoration of the armed forces status as it existed in 1947. The mannerism of the hour is to set course upon two major points