TWO ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE TRIBUNE OF 19 JULY 2009.by Veteran Jaspal Bhinder

From: Jaspal Bhinder bhinder@ymail.com

Subject: Re: [indianveterans] Fw: TWO ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE TRIBUNE OF 19 JULY 2009.

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Date: Sunday, 19 July, 2009, 7:53 AM

Dear All,
My heartiest congratulations to all the Lt Gens.they surely deserve this HAG and higher pension ,which was gross injustice done to them now rectified.
The minister said: “Since the issue on which they were agitating has been adequately addressed by the committee, the government expects them to honour their hard earned medals”.
It was was the peaceful Protests by veterans, the return of medals ,visit of Shri LKAdvani to the site of relay fasts, announcement of ''OROP'' by BJP in its manifesto, the call to support the BJP in elections which had shaken up the the Govt.
They lost no time in announcing formation of committee to look into ''OROP'' half way through the elections.My heartiest congratulations to Gen.Kadyan for these strategic moves and to all those who wrote articles,met Prime minister like Gen VPMalik and made all kind of efforts dilomatically to raise the issue including Shri Rajeeve Chadrashekhar and raised their voice against the injustice done to Veterans.My speacil thanks to those seniors who were already getting ''OROP'' but still continued to fight for us and pat on the back of those who were silent all through and continued at to look the other way till date and some of them who said it was below their diginity to protest as officers.
Long live all our seniors who fought this battle from the front.God bless them.The battle is still on but some victory has been acheived.
Regards,

bhinder