Honour the Bravehearts’

The time  has  come  for  the  Government  of  India  to  accept  the demand for One Rank One Pension (OROP) put forth by the members of the armed forces, ex servicemen. It is but strange to understand as to why this long pending claim has  not  been  approved  and  cleared  by the  Government,  which  is  just  and  very  reasonable.  

Our  military  is  one  of  the  most  well trained,  disciplined force  in the world, whose men serve the nation with true patriotism. Further  they perform  a  plethora  of  duties,  during  periods  of  war  and peace. Their  efforts  in rushing to the aid of people at times of natural calamities  like  floods,  earthquake,  tsunami  etc are beyond comparison  and  deserve  the  highest  praise.

It  is  true that  they  are  honoured  ( posthumously in some cases ) and their  services  recognized with  gallantry  awards  at  regular  intervals. That  would  go  to  satisfy  their  service  achievements, but  not  to cover  the extra mile of satiating their financial adequacy, post retirement.

Steering away from negativity, on a dispassionate perspective, we should agree in unison, even though with chagrin and dismay,  that hundreds of  crores of precious taxpayers’ money has been ( is being ) gobbled up by repeated scams of various hue and stature. Added to that is the siphoning of funds earmarked for developmental activities / projects at different bureaucratic levels. They have all gone down the drain and reached wrong destinations.  This undesirable practice, which is looked down with abhorrence by the  people  has  permeated  into our system for  some  decades  now,  showing  no  signs  of  abatement.

The slogan “ Jai Jawan ., Jai Kisan “ implies the principle that the members of the military and farming faculty should remain in good stead and be duly recognized and rewarded.  Unfortunately we are facing the inglorious  fact  of  hundreds of farmers committing suicide,  due  to diverse  reasons,  triggered  by  both  natural and  man made  factors. This  pitiable  state  is  an  affront  not  only  to  them, but  also  to  the nation.     

The Government of India should seize the opportunity now, see reasoning and rise above parochial political considerations and take a policy decision on implementing the One Rank One Pension for the service personnel to whom every Indian should bow with respect and regard, as our peaceful living is attributed to their stressful yet sincere service on the nation’s borders, safeguarding our boundaries from inimical external forces.

Give them their rightful due right now – is the clarion call of support from WE THE PEOPLE  OF THIS GREAT NATION  TO  IMPLEMENT  ONE  RANK  ONE   PENSION SCHEME ( OROP )

Jai Hind.                                          

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