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Some newspapers have started publishing articles related to the Indian armed forces. They are going against the gag order of the government. This makes interesting reading.

Article in The Tribune: DISCONTENT IN INDIAN ARMED FORCES

Pushing Them Too Much Not In National Interest (and, Do Not Forget They Are Heavily Armed Men Who Do Not Fear Death).

A FEW decades ago a senior former Bureaucrat wrote in his book that it was not possible for the Armed Forces to stage a coup in India. The argument was simply based on the fact that Indian society was a complex body comprising different castes, religions, languages and ethnicity.

No General, however popular, could be sure of total loyalty and backing of so diverse a force as the Indian Armed Forces. He was perhaps right. Despite this, the fear in the corridors of power continued to persist, for many a fledgling democracy was falling prey to ambitions of men in uniform. There lay the genesis of the process of downsizing and subordinating the Indian Armed Forces.
At present, the state of affairs in the armed forces is somewhat disturbing.

• The cumulative effect of years of neglect of the forces has begun to manifest. Today’s soldier is educated, conscious of his status and standing. His aspirations are growing with the fast-changing environment around him. This, perhaps, is the main reason for repeated incidents of indiscipline in the Army.

• The men were never so verbose and openly daring as they are now in expressing their dissatisfaction. The palpable resentment of the mass of the forces against the government doesn’t augur well for the future. Year after year, the armed forces have been given a raw deal. They are downgraded with regular periodicity and denuded of power due to them. Enough has been said about their dwindling status. Even the para-military forces seem to be overtaking them in many respects.

• The Bureaucracy has tightened its grip to the extent that orders from the highest in the Government establishment are either diluted or not implemented in proper spirit. Realizing deep discontent in the armed forces in regard to the Sixth Pay Commission award, the Prime Minister ordered a high-powered committee to look into the armed forces’ grievances. The Bureaucracy got away with impunity without delivering. The problem continues to simmer. There is mounting discontentment over the Government’s inability to set things right. The political leadership that should, in fact, be the epicentre of power is gradually becoming ineffective. The retired community, less shackled with rules and regulations, is far more verbose and has even resorted to rallies and dharnas to express their dissatisfaction. They surrendered their hard-earned medals to their Commander-in-Chief to protest against the step-motherly treatment meted out to them. The President showed scant regard for this desperate act of the soldiers.

• Surprisingly, even the para-military forces are better placed and better looked after by their Home Ministry than the Armed Forces by their Defence Ministry. In the case of the latter, the Services first struggle with their own ministry to get past it to secure government approval for anything that it needs. The reason not generally known for the para-military forces to be under the Home Ministry instead of the Defence Ministry in itself assures them somewhat better treatment.

• They don’t have to fight with their own ministry as do the armed forces.
The armed forces are not in any major decision-making loop, not even in regard to national security.
This is when the country is on the verge of completing its nuclear triad and acquiring strategic weapons. Presently, no uniformed personnel serve in the Ministry of Defence despite the recommendations made by various committees in the past to make decision-making more informed and rational. Many a committee, including the one on Kargil, has made such recommendations but none has been implemented by the all-powerful bureaucracy. It’s a pity that despite the highly specialised staff available at the Services headquarters, the political establishment relies totally on the (inept self-serving) Ministry of Defence civil servants drawn from diverse backgrounds. Since the Services have a limited access to the political establishment, they are unable to make any worthwhile contribution to matters of national importance. The Chiefs can hardly meet the Prime Minister. Meeting the Defence Minister is not a routine affair either. The plight of the soldier has not moved the conscience of the government.
He is taken for granted and tasked to perform what his civilian compatriots prefer not to do or perhaps consider it too dangerous to stake their lives.

• He is killed almost every day which is just a matter of statistics for the government. Only his family sheds tears for they will have to struggle for the rest of their lives; first with the bureaucracy to get what is due to them and then try to subsist with growing responsibilities and scarce resources. His status and emoluments are perhaps among the lowest in the government hierarchy. Yet he does not come out in the streets to protest.

• But now the discontentment is no more confined to whispers. It is getting louder by the day. Questions are asked but unfortunately the answers are not forthcoming. How long will the mandarins in the North and South Blocks ignore the writing on the wall?

The military leadership has been sounding the government at various levels but to no avail. In a rare display of political magnanimity, the Defence Minister wrote to the Prime Minister a couple of months ago with an implicit warning in regard to the deteriorating state of affairs in the armed forces. The Prime Minister acted ‘promptly’ and asked the bureaucracy, the same people who are largely responsible for creating the mess, to look into it.

The bureaucrats, as is their wont, refused to include representatives from the armed forces whose problems they are supposed to resolve. Obviously, one doesn’t expect much from them in the absence of their voice being heard directly. In the end, some cosmetic changes will be brought about, but the problem will linger on.

TODAY’S INDIAN ARMY IS NO MORE THE SAME AS IT WAS A DECADE AGO. TO TAKE THEM FOR GRANTED WITHOUT RESPONDING TO THEIR GENUINE NEEDS WOULD BE A SERIOUS MISTAKE.

• They are no more reticent and subdued. At least, three cases have been reported in the recent past of revolts against officers. It may be the tip of the iceberg. In any case, it is a reflection of deteriorating standards and morale of men in uniform. Whatever be the reasons for dissatisfaction — pay, pension, food, facilities or status — once the intensity of feelings reaches the critical stage, the consequences may be serious.

The naval mutiny in 1946 was led by signalman M.S. Khan and Telegraphist Madan Singh as a strike in protest against the general conditions of service, inadequate facilities and poor quality of food. The revolt spread fast throughout the British India from Karachi to Calcutta and ultimately came to involve nearly 20,000 sailors on 78 ships and 20 shore establishments.
So was the 1857 mutiny inspired by an ordinary soldier called Pandey in Meerut that soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions?

The Indian Air Force too was gradually sucked in the naval strike. And so was the Indian Army. The NCOs defied the orders from their British superiors. In Madras and Poona, the British garrison faced a revolt in the ranks of Indian Army. In fact, widespread rioting took place from Calcutta to Karachi.
Even the British Air Force revolted against the conditions of service in January, 1946. The mutiny began in Karachi and spread to sixty RAF stations in India, Ceylon and Singapore. Lord Wavell, then Viceroy of India, stated that the action of the British airmen inspired both Indian Navy and Air Force mutinies. Revolts and rebellions are not necessarily led by the officer class; in fact, often by men whose only concern is their conditions of service and welfare.

• Today the discontent is far more pronounced than ever before. Whether it is the lackadaisical attitude of the government or a willful decision is hard to say.

A TIME TO PONDER, AND A TIME TO ACT

History of humankind is the history of warfare. And, it is believed that wars will outlast humanity and not the other way around. Soldier, of all other people, suffers the most, materially as well as psychologically. A man who has once seen a war from close quarters is scarred for life.

India, right from its inception, has been tightly sandwiched between two very hawkish, radical nations, both strong militarily, both armies professional, fully indoctrinated and both with a finger on their nuclear arsenal, too impatient to wait. It is no wonder that India has to be on alert 24x7. One let up, one slip, and the game is over for us. All men and women in a country strive to make their nation strong and prosperous; but only when they have been secured from external hostile powers. The first and the foremost need of a nation is security. All other aspects fall in after that. This is truer in case of countries like Israel and India where guarding the borders is a matter which may translate to life or death of the nation. Indian Defence Forces have credited themselves in the most professional and befitting manner, rising to the occasion every time the country has been attacked by a foreign power. Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy, have been working relentlessly in a symphony like rhythm to keep the enemy at bay. Selflessly, without questioning, even when the national policies which brought about conflicts, have been flawed, which has happened more than once. 1962 Indo-China War and IPKF Operations in Sri Lanka are just two cases in point. Brigadier General Charles T Lanham of the US Army has so aptly summed up the selfless devotion of a soldier:

“I see things,

Yet I am slave.

When banners flaunt and bugles blow,

Content to fill a soldier’s grave,

For reasons I will never know.”

That being so, who deserves the highest honours, the best welfare and the best assured post retirement benefits? Undoubtedly, the Indian Defence Forces. But ironically, the case in our country is just the opposite. When it comes to precedence, dignity, financial security, the Defence Forces invariably end up at the bottom of the social apex. Why? And why isn’t every Indian asking this question to the people in power? When extremely mundane and meaningless issues are debated, when oddly enough, non issues are made out to be issues of national importance, why isn’t the issue of dignity and financial security of the Defenders being discussed by the general public? Why are Indians’ memories so short lived? They remember and even garland us when the enemy is at the gates but switch off as soon as the enemy has been decimated. Why are we being seen as a ‘use and throw Army’? We aren’t mercenaries, we are of your stock, your sons, brothers, fathers, husbands, daughters, sisters, mothers and wives. Of the 1.2 Billion people of India, you ask anyone, “Which is the last bastion of Indian security or who comes to the rescue when all others fail?”, you take it from me, the person will utter the word “Army” without blinking his or her eyes. You trust us with your lives, yet are so indifferent to our cause!

What can be more shameful than the fact that after the best victory we gave to our countrymen in 1971, we were ‘rewarded’ with 20% reduction in our salaries and all other civil employees were ‘penalized’ for not having lost limbs or life in the war, with a 20% enhancement in pay and allowances? Ever since 1973, the year until when OROP was 100% effective, the struggle for parity with civil services has been going on. 42 years! Over four decades!! A pretty long time by any standard!!! Almost half a century!!!! Government after government gave assurances but they remained just that – mere assurances. Government after government has cheated the Defence Forces. To add to our woes, civil servants have, through various Central Pay Commissions (CPC), further cut down on many salary components and muddled the whole issue deliberately. There is not even one CPC wherein bungling has not been done and we have not been deprived of our rightful dues. As many as 39 anomalies have arisen consequent to the 6th CPC award which have caused extreme discontentment amongst the Defence Forces who are now getting restless.

The definition of OROP is extremely simple: (i) same pension for the same rank with the same length of service, irrespective of date of retirement, and (ii) any future enhancement in pension to be automatically passed on to the past retirees so that a junior does not draw higher pension than a senior rank. Period. Nothing less, nothing more. Now where is the ambiguity? It is the corrupt, self serving politicians and civil servants who are hell bent on bringing in complications to the issue. Incidentally, all central government employees are in receipt of OROP but the Armed Forces. The UPA Government sanctioned One Rank One Pension (OROP) for all civil servants who retire at the apex pay scale, the current pay of secretaries, and special secretaries to the Government of India, and the highest scale of pay in the Government of India, which is currently Rs. 80,000 (fixed). The promotion pyramid of babus is in reality the promotion plateau, where there is more than adequate space for all on the top. All of them get the apex scale and thus OROP. 'Apex OROP' decision was processed in the Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare (DOP & PW), a department directly under the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister's Office, by Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers, who, not surprisingly, favoured themselves with 100% OROP coverage at apex scales. The decision was implemented not by a public notification, but a slyly worded internal memo, issued by Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare.

Yet another shocker for those who do not know: Babus have given themselves Non Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU) - whenever an IAS Officer of the State of Joint Cadre is posted at the Centre to a particular grade carrying a specific grade pay in Pay Band 3 or Pay Band 4, the officers belonging to batches of Organised Group A Services that are senior by two years or more and have not so far been promoted to that particular grade would be granted the same grade on non-functional basis from the date of posting of the IAS Officers in that particular grade at the Centre. That effectively means, enjoying all perks and much, much higher salary without any promotion and without shouldering corresponding responsibility of the grade. Again, NFFU is for all central government civil employees but not for the Armed Forces. Why?

On 05 Sep this year, compelled to appease in view of impending Bihar elections, the government announced something that was not even one third of the OROP as defined by the Koshiyari Committee and sanctified by the Parliament as well as the Supreme Court. Modi, Jaitley and Parrikar called it OROP, well, we, the Veterans, called it a cruel joke on us. Immediately in the wake of announcement of their so-called OROP, the government unleashed over a week long media blitzkrieg, breathlessly gathering all credit for ‘meeting in full’ the long pending demands of the Veterans. The public at large was mislead by the very people who are duty bound to lead us. Our countrymen are now wondering as to why the Veterans are still at Jantar Mantar when OROP has already been announced over a month ago. For the benefit of those who are not well informed (or are ill informed by the government), the following seven anomalies still persist and that is where the wide chasm lies and that is why the announcement by Parrikar on 05 Sep cannot be called OROP:

(a) The review of pensions has to be yearly as is done for all other services. Government wants it once in five years, effectively giving birth to One Rank Five Pensions or ORFP.

(b) Base Year agreed was FY 2013-14, the government has made it calendar year 2013.

(c) Date of effect was to be 01 Apr 14, the government made it 01 Jul 14: penny pinching.

(d) As per the Koshiyari Committee Report, the maximum pay band was to be taken for calculations, the government is taking mean average of maximum and minimum, effectively scuttling the outflow of finances.

(e) Only God knows why, the government, even after 42 years and countless deliberations, wants to institute yet another committee, composed solely of a civil officer/judge who will decide our fate. And he will take six months to table the report on implementation. How can a single person, who has no knowledge whatsoever of our peculiar service conditions and other crucial issues, decide the fate of an issue that affects us so severely all across the spectrum? We say, include ESM as well as serving representatives from Defence Services and do it in 30 days flat. Why not, what is so complicated about it?

(f) The civil servants or babus as we love to call them, threw another spanner at the last moment: those who took VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme or the Golden Handshake) will not be included in the ambit of OROP. Now what is VRS? Where do you find it in services? Pity these babus and pity these netas who do not even know that VRS is something foreign to Services. There is no VRS in Defence Services. It is only Pre Mature Retirement (PMR) wherein generally those who become medically invalid due to extremely harsh service conditions or those who are superseded due to the steepest promotion pyramid found in any organization anywhere in the world, earn their pensions after the laid down qualifying service and move on, making way for younger blood to keep our Forces young and fighting fit. We, the soldiers, never ever leave our dead behind, come what may, and the government is asking us to leave our comrades in arms who are still very much alive, behind! Netas and babus have no morals or ethos, but we have. And strong ones at that. A sickening, abominable clause. Not acceptable.     

(g) The government, very cunningly, has delinked OROP from the upcoming 7^th CPC (effective 01 Jan 16) without any rhyme or reason. We maintain that OROP should be independent of the CPC and the concept should be in perpetuity. This is the case for all central government employees, so why different yardsticks for us?

In the backdrop of this brief and above stated clarifications, we urge our fellow citizens to stand by us. Support us. Raise your voice with us in unison. Question your government; question your so-called leaders and administrators who have been plundering the country as thugs ever since we were reborn as India. If you love your country, put your shoulders next to ours and heave. We have always been the best disciplined Defence Forces witnessed anywhere in the world, we have been silently and in the most dignified manner demanding our legal dues and lost honour from the insensitive politicians and bureaucrats who seem to be blind, deaf and dumb to our justified demands. Rise above petty issues of religion, races, regionalism and other mundane issues that are always generated and orchestrated by these wily politicians for their political gains. Do not follow them. Not one politician is well meaning, they are out there for personal gains and to destroy our beloved motherland.

We have been sweating, bleeding, losing our body parts and even dying for you all since ages. Do not allow politicians and civil servants to compromise on our honour and dignity. Today the matter facing us is more of our honour and less of money. Come, you all owe this much to us. Support your veterans, support OROP. Let us make all out efforts to stop these netas and babus in their tracks, forever, for the good of the country.

  “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.”

George Washington

WAKE UP INDIANS!

By the way, can someone tell me how many children of netas and babus in India have joined Defence Forces till date, leave alone fought a war? I may be wrong, but my sharp mind tells me the answer is a BIG ZERO.

Reasons are not far to seek. If they join Defence, who will be there to do all scams and scandals? Who will rip off Mother India? Who will rob you and me and the poor of this country? Any answers? There you are. So, please stop complaining. They were born to do an important mission, they are at it most religiously.

My dear countrymen, it is damn bloody easy to:

(a) Raise the slogan "Bharat Mata ki Jai" in a cricket stadium
when the so called Team India plays Pak.
(b) Raise the slogan "Bharat Mata ki Jai" when you visit Wagha
Border.
(c) Raise the slogan "Bharat Mata ki Jai" while watching a movie
like Border (all hype, no substance, a real saga of valour
presented in the typical Bollywood style to earn money).
(d) Raise the slogan "Bharat Mata ki Jai" on 15 Aug every year.

Incidentally, these are the only four places/times when the patriotism in India shouts the loudest.

But my friends it is damn bloody painful to die and even after death, may be never come back to your family.

The choice is yours. If you are really convinced that India is emerging as a major economy, think why then poor are becoming poorer and rich are getting richer. Yes, India is emerging, but only for the rich; the chasm between the rich and the poor is widening by the day.

Let not netas befool you with all the rosy pictures, jumlabaazi and theatrics. 

Wake up! Time is now!!

"The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."

Gen Douglas Mc Arthur

YOUR CARTOON ON 03 OCT 15 WAS IN POOR TASTE

 

Dear Mr Jug Suraiya and Ajit Ninan,

1. I had always considered you a mature and sensible journalist. But what you did today has shaken my belief. The cartoon which was published by you and Mr Ninan in today's ToI, Delhi edition (copy att), was not only in poor taste but was abhorrent. How dare you decide to mock Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the Indian Defence Forces?

2. I hope you are aware that Netaji fought the British for you and me and for this country? His was a sacrifice which unfortunately most Indians have already forgotten. I hope you know that it is the Defence Forces that defend you all. Trust you me, Mr Suraiya, the day we go on a strike like all other Indians, China and Pakistan and the latter's proxy army will simply lynch you beyond recognition. You are safe, because of us. Period. You are alive because of the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. If we let our neighbours run amok, you will be lying dead in some sewerage drain face down the very next instant. Instead of being grateful to people like Subhash Chandra Bose and your Defence Forces, this is how you derive the mileage and cheap publicity? You must realize your blunder and if you have a modicum of shame and some moral values, you must jointly publish an apology to the nation in no uncertain terms.

3. As for the Times of India, the so called market leader, less said the better. In any case, millions of Defence Fraternity, have already unsubscribed. For people like you, Mr Ninan and your newspaper, I am attaching a drawing that shows your real face. You work like professional killers, just for money, no conscience, no morals.

4. I do not have Mr Ninan's email ID and ask you to share this concern of millions of Indians who were aghast today morning looking at that cartoon coming from people like you and Mr Ninan.

Let us see how much of that thing called moral courage you have to accept your grave, unpardonable mistake.

AN INDIAN ARMY HEART CRIES OUT

Please circulate to 1.3 billion Indians and also to the world at large. Let the world see the real faces and character of Indian politicians and bureaucrats.

WHY DO THE POLITICIANS AND THE BUREAUCRATS DESPISE THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES SO MUCH??

Dear People of India,


1. We are Indian Army Soldiers. Countries like the US and UK and most other avanced democracies, with Armies that are facing conflict, venerate the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces. The UK parliament has even passed a law called Armed Forces Covenant . An Armed Forces Covenant is the expression of the moral obligation that the government and the nation owe to the Armed Forces community. The Covenant acknowledges that members of the Armed Forces sacrifice some freedoms and often face dangerous situations. It recognises that families play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of the Armed Forces. It is only in India where our men and women have to go through the humiliation of a comparison with a discredited bureaucracy. In the United States, 15 presidents have served in the Army/Army Reserve , 9 in the State Militias, 6 in the Navy/Naval Reserve, with 2 presidents having serving in the Continental Army. In addition, 8 presidents served during World War II, while 7 served in the Military during the American Civil War. That was the kind of military service they did before becoming the President and Commander in Chief of the US of America. No wonder they respect their Armed Forces and their Veterans.

2. Your Armed Forces cannot be compared with the IAS, IPS, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, CISF , NSG, Railway Protection Force, Rapid Deployment Force or the State Armed Police Forces. A Nation can have only one Military. The renowned sociologist Morris Janowitz had famously said: “The intimate social solidarity of the military profession is both envied and resented by civilians.” A bureaucrat is in no way comparable to a man or woman who serves in the Armed Forces. Nowhere is this comparison even attempted, not in the United States, the United Kingdom or even China. It’s laughable and making that comparison is ludicrous. Neither can the Armed Forces be compared or equated to other police forces of a country.

3. WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU AND TO NO ONE ELSE BECAUSE :

(a) WE HAVE PLEDGED TO PROTECT YOU, AND WE LIKE TO KEEP OUR WORD !

(b). WE ARE SURE THAT YOU LOVE US AND WE KNOW THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT THE INDIAN MILITARY IS THE LAST BASTION OF HOPE WHEN THE GOVT MACHINERY, IAS, IPS, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, CISF , NSG, Railway Protection Force HAVE FAILED ----- AND WHEN FINALLY THE ARMED FORCES FAIL ; INDIA WILL BE LOST.
PLEASE KNOW THESE FACTS.

4. THE GOVT, FINANCE MINISTRY AND THE IAS/IPS LOBBY IS DENYING YOUR SOLDIERS OROP UNDER THE PLEA OF FINANCIAL SCARCITY . THE FOLLOWING WILL TELL YOU THEIR SCARCITY :

(a) OROP ALREADY EXISTS FOR 100% OF THE BUREAUCRATS, JUDICIARY AND ALL THE PARLIAMENTARIANS.

(b) OUR PENSION WAS BROUGHT DOWN FROM 70% to 50 %WHILE THEIRS WAS RAISED FROM 30% TO 50% IN THE 3rd CPC , AFTER WE HAD WON THE WAR AGAINST PAKISTAN IN 1971!

(c) IN THE 6th CPC THEY DOLED OUT NFU - A SYSTEM BY WHICH ALL IAS, IPS OFFICERS & GROUP A SERVICES (LESS ARMED FORCES) WOULD RETIRE AT THE HIGHEST PAY SCALE -THEREBY GIVING THEM HIGHEST PENSION PLUS OROP. THEY LEFT FORCES OUT OF IT.

(d) THE IAS ,IPS and the CENTRAL SERVICES also gave themselves ACP - ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION - BUT AGAIN LEFT FORCES OUT OF IT . BY DOING THIS, THEY BROUGHT US DOWN SEVERELY AND HAVE MADE THE FORCES LEAST LUCRATIVE AND LEAST HONOURABLE JOB. Without doubt the aim was to downgrade the Armed Forces of India. OUR ENEMIES ARE HAPPY AND WATCHING THIS GREAT DRAMA WITH GLEE ! Do you know that till date a DIG was between a Lt Col and a Col . Now a Col has been equated with Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG). The rank of a DIG is now officially equal to a Brigadier. Both are now on a Grade Pay of Rs 8900. Because of the machinations of the Govt and the Central Services to run down the Military.

(e) THEY CAN "DONATE" $ 1 MILLION TO MONGOLIA, DONATE 1.25 LAC CRORE TO A STATE VOTE BANK, LET SCAMS OF LACS OF CRORE IN GOVT, IPL AND BCCI, give bailouts of hundreds of LAKHS to AIR INDIA but feel poor when it comes to Rs. 8,300 Crores for the Armed Forces personnel who are" FORCED " TO RETIRE YOUNG SO THAT THE NATION CAN SLEEP EASY.

5. It is not just Modi's promise but a four decades old promise, AN APPROVED PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE (KOSHIARY ) REPORT, A FAVOURABLE SC JUDGMENT (Maj Gen Vains ) and a promise by all Govts. IT IS AN UNFINISHED AGENDUM.

6. YOU CANNOT REMAIN INSULATED AND SEE VETERANS AND WIDOWS IGNORED AND THE STATUS AND PARITY OF THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES vis-a- vis OTHER GOVT SERVANTS DISTORTED. AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 1947 !!

7. GOD FORBID IF ONE OF YOUR OWN SON or DAUGHTER or RELATIVE IS IN THE FORCES - WOULD YOU STILL FEEL THE SAME ?? WILL YOU SEND YOUR NEXT GENERATION TO THE ARMED FORCES NOW ??

8. WE ARE BARRED FROM STRIKES , PROTESTS, UNIONS ETC -FOR REASONS OF DISCIPLINE , BUT REST OF THE COUNTRY CAN GET WHAT THEY WANT ANY TIME BY RESORTING TO RIOTING, RAIL-ROKO etc !

9. HAVE WE EVER FAILED YOU IN PEACE, WAR OR TERRORISM, RIOTS, FLOODS, EARTHQUAKES ?? JUST LAST WEEK, EVEN THE SMALL SCALE RIOTS IN GUJARAT COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED BY THE POLICE OR THE PARA MIL FORCES ( !! ) AND THE ARMY DID THE JOB !!
CAN THIS NATION SURVIVE WITHOUT ITS ARMED FORCES ??
REMEMBER, SALARY MAKES US DO OUR JOB BUT ITS HONOUR AND RECOGNITION THAT IMPELS US TO EMBRACE DEATH WILLINGLY WHILE EXECUTING OUR JOB.
THE POLITICIANS AND BUREAUCRATS HAVE DISHONOURED US.

PLEASE SUPPORT US IN OUR PLEAS. SO SPREAD THIS MSG FOR YOUR GOOD AS WELL AS OURS.
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