Ex-SERVICEMEN WROTE LETTER TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO IMPLEMENT REAL OROP
ONE RANK ONE PENSION (OROP) & ISSUES OF CONCERN OF DEFENCE VETERANS NEEDING URGENT RESOLUTION
Dated: 02 Nov
2019 New
Delhi
Dear Members of Parliament,
We wish to bring to your notice that the
long pending demand of defence fraternity of OROP has not yet been implemented.
Hon’ble Prime Minister and President of BJP Sh. JP Nadda have time and again
stated at various forums that OROP has been implemented. With grievously hurt
feelings and anguish, we wish to inform you that such statements by our Hon’ble
Prime Minister are of serious concern to us. Had the OROP been implemented as
per the definition stated by MoS Sh. Rao Inderjit Singh on 02 Dec 2014 in the parliament,
the Ex Servicemen would not have been on the road across the country protesting
for the non-implementation of OROP.
On 31 Oct 2019, Ex Servicemen have
completed 1600 days of continuous Protest Movement executed peacefully with
dignity, respect and in the best traditions of soldiering.
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| OROP Letter to MPs |
2. There are serious anomalies in the
Govt of India Min of Def Notification No 12 (I)/2014/D (Pen/Pol)-part –II dated
07 Nov 2015 wherein the Govt is purported to have implemented OROP. The serious
anomalies have been brought to the Notice of the Govt on numerous occasions,
but these anomalies have not yet been rectified. Ex-servicemen were forced to
approach Hon’ble Supreme Court for grant of full OROP. Hon’ble Supreme Court in
its order dated 01 May 2019 (copy attached). Asked the MoD to resolve the
anomalies to the extent possible and the next date of hearing was to take place
on 06 Aug 2019. However, the Hon’ble judge hearing the case was busy in hearing
Ram Mandir Case and our OROP case hearing was not listed.
3. In the meantime we had a meeting with
Hon’ble Raksha Mantri on 01 Jul 2019 and briefed him about Hon’ble Supreme
Court order and requested for the rectification of the OROP anomalies. Hon’ble
Raksha Mantri assured us for another meeting after a few days for the
resolution of OROP anomalies; however, that meeting has not taken place even
after writing to Hon’ble Raksha Mantri a number of times.
4. During an Election Rally at Chandigarh
President of BJP Sh. JP Nadda stated that his Govt had implemented OROP. The
same was denied by Ex-servicemen bodies. To add to our hurt feelings, Hon’ble
Prime Minister on 19 Oct 2019 at Rewari in another Election Rally, again stated
that his Govt had implemented OROP. We wish to inform that this is far from
truth. OROP has not been implemented; what has been implement is a One Time
increase in Pension. Unless the OROP anomalies are rectified, grant of Full
OROP will remain unfulfilled.
5. We also wish to inform you that
equalization of pensions of defence personnel was due with effect from 01 Jul
2019 as per Govt Notification dated 07 Nov 2015, but the same has not yet been
carried out. The Govt which had issued the notification has not honoured its
own order of equalization of Pensions after every five years which became due
with effect from 01 Jul 2019. We had through a letter dated 03 Sep 19 written
to Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, copy to Hon’ble Prime Minister and three Chiefs and
also forwarded the same letter to Secretary (ESW) requesting for immediate
equalization of pensions as notified in Govt Notification dated 07 Nov 2015.
MoD, instead of implementing equalization of pensions, ordered another
committee whose recommendations have not been made public. The outcome of
another, “One Man Judicial Committee (OMJC)” which submitted its report to the
Govt on 26 Oct 2016 headed by Justice L. Narasimha Reddy, retired Chief Justice
of Patna High Court has neither been made public nor implemented.
6. We appeal to our elected
representatives, Hon’ble Members of Parliament to raise our issues of concern
in the coming winter session and ask the Govt to grant Full OROP to the defence
personnel, a demand which is long pending, though it had been accepted by both
NDA and UPA Govts but not yet implemented. Dear Hon’ble Members of Parliament, with
anguish we wish to say that “any country which does not respect its soldiers is
doomed to fail”.
Please grant Justice to Soldiers.
With Regards,
Jai Hind,
Yours Sincerely,
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| Maj Gen Satbir Singh |
Maj
Gen Satbir Singh, SM (Retd)
Advisor United
Front of Ex Servicemen &
Chairman Indian
Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM)
Mobile: 9312404269
Tel: 01244110570
Mobile: 9312404269
Tel: 01244110570
Email: satbirsm@gmail.com
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