Thursday, December 22, 2011

Petitions Committee Report

Dear Colleagues,

There are still complaints that the ‘MS Word’ format of the Petitions Committee Report sent yesterday, had many over-writings and was not fully legible. A condensed version of the pdf version is attached for those who have not yet been able to read it.
We are making efforts to contact the media to highlight the report before it comes up for discussion in the Parliament in the next/Budget session.



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Best regards,


Lt Gen Raj Kadyan
Chairman IESM


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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

THE MUCH AWAITED RAJYA SABHA PETITION COMMITTEE REPORT ON GRANT OF OROP

Dear Friends,

Since IESM and other veterans were finding it difficult to circulate the Parliament’s Petition Committee Report on the internet, I reproduce below the email received from Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM, Vice Chairman IESM.

While there is no doubt that it is the combined effort of so many ESM organisations, individual veterans and their families, many MPs and other honourable citizens of India who feel proud of the Indian Defence Forces, it is that constant push by IESM and returning of medals motivated by IESM that has punched a hole in the well planned defence by the Babus to prevent grant of OROP to Defence Services.

But there are many a slip between the cup and the lip. So keep your fingers crossed and pray hard.
It is time that many more ESM organisations and individual veterans join IESM and help in breaking out in the defences of the Babus who have been denying us OROP.

Those of you who know any MPs must go all out and ask those MPs to support the Indian Military Veterans in grant of OROP.
Those of you who know the persons in media must go all out to ensure that the Petition Committee Report is well publicised.

IT IS NOW OR NEVER

THEREFORE, LET US ALL STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER



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AND SUPPORT IESM WHOLE HEARTEDLY, PHYSICALLY ON GROUND



AND WITH FUNDS



FOR TOTAL SUCCESS IN OUR FIGHT FOR GRANT OF OROP.





Vande Matram

In service of Indian Military Veterans

Chander Kamboj.

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From: Satbir Singh [satbirsm@gmail.com]
Sent: 20 December 2011 08:58
To: cs.kamboj@yahoo.in
Subject: OROP REPORT



THE MUCH AWAITED RAJYA SABHA PETITION COMMITTEE REPORT ON GRANT OF OROP

Dear veterans,

1. The Rajya Sabha Petition Committee for grant of OROP has tabled its report today at noon (19 Dec 11), which is enclosed.



2. We thank the Petition Committee members who have strongly recommended the grant of OROP immediately. The Committee has also not agreed to the contention put up by Govt. for denying OROP to the soldiers.



3. Above all, we thank Shree Rajeev Chandrasekhar for presenting the Petition on OROP in the Rajya Sabha.



4. Return of medals by veterans, which was initiated by IESM, finds a special mention in the report. The Committee is of the view that our defence personnel should not feel alienated to such an extent again that they are forced to surrender their hard-earned medals in this manner to exhibit their discontent with the Government policies.



5. When you read the report, you will find mention of Power Point Presentation and the aspects covered in the PPP have been mentioned in the report. This is to inform you that IESM was the only ESM organisation, which had made the PPP. Most of the issues raised by IESM have been included in the report. We do recognise the fact that it is the joint effort by all ESM organisations, which ensured that the Committee agreed to and strongly recommend the grant of OROP.



6. We hope, the Govt. honours the recommendations of the Petition Committee and grants the OROP immediately.



7. If the Govt. still does not sanction the OROP, the Protest Movement will be very strongly intensified. We will continue our struggle peacefully and in a dignified manner until justice is granted to the soldiers.



With Kind Regards,
Jai Hind

Yours Sincerely,
Maj Gen (Retd) Satbir Singh, SM
Vice Chairman Indian ESM Movement
Mobile: 9312404269, 0124-4110570
Email : satbirsm@yahoo.com

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

ESM sitrep 13 December evening

Dear Colleagues,
It is learnt that the Rajya Sabha Petitions Committee on OROP will have a final sitting on 16 December 2011 to adopt the report. Thereafter the Committee is expected to submit their report to the Parliament before the current session ends.


Lt Gen Raj Kadyan
Chairman IESM

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

ESM sitrep 12 December evening

Dear Colleagues,
There has been no further communication after 23 November from the Ministry of Defence on enhancement of the widows’ pension. We will rebuild pressure if nothing happens till December end.
16 December is Vijay Diwas. We will all remember and pay homage to our departed colleagues who laid down their lives in upholding security and integrity of the country, in the best traditions of the Services. At the national level, it had unfortunately remained an insignificant affair. However, thanks to the collective effort of the ESM community, the event has acquired some weight over the last three years.
On 3 December, Kameshwar Pandey and I had attended a function in memory of Captain Poonia, who had died in the Indo-Pak War during an attack on Night 3/4 December 1971. This 76 inches tall officer had been an outstanding sportsperson and his village (Bangothri, on the outlets of Pilani in Rajasthan), conducts a sports-meet in his memory; we were part of the inaugural. We interacted with many ESM on the occasion. Happily, quite a few pensioners are Sarpanches of their villages and are constructively active in society building. An outstanding example is of Havildar Mahabir Singh Tanghal, ARTY, who started an educational institution in Pilani in the Nineteen-Eighties after quitting prematurely. He now runs four such institutions from Nursery to PG and is doing excellent work in spreading literacy in the society. During our visit we noticed the focus on admitting the underprivileged children. He does the ESM community proud.
Some of us will be attending an ESM rally in Jhunjhunu on 16 December. All available indicators promise an enthusiastic response.
I have had my Yahoo mail hacked some time ago. (Undoubtedly, my own fault as I had not changed my password for long.) I have lost all contacts and all inbox contents after 18 November. I have switched over to a Gmail address as would be seen from this message.

Best regards,

Lt Gen Raj Kadyan
Chairman IESM