SORRY CAN NOT GET IT BIGGER
NOT ENOUGH EXPRTISE
Sir,
I had written earlier explaining the OROP problem in detail, That letter was not published . My two letters were not published as well . I hope you log on to wikipedia web site https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Rank,_One_Pension, to know how shabbly the DefenceForces have been treated by Burocrates and the Government . Alternately AT LEAST publish the wikipedia link so that common people who are ignorant of the matter can judge the matter for themselves .
Group Captein PM Velankar VM , retd
I hope you will consider publishing the following letter in Letters to Editor space .
Sir ,
Please refer you article Issues and Non issues in Hitvada dated 14 Nov 15 .
I feel you have done a great diservice to the Vetrans who have entered 150 th day of their peaceful agitation for demending what is their RIGHT .
You are right in saying that " common people see their stance as rather
obstinate ". The reason for this is IGNORANCE of common people who do not know the details of what is OROP , What was the genesis of the problem? They do not know how , from 1973 onwards for the last 42 years the Burocrates have played dirty , cheated and deprived the Defence Forces of what is rightfully theirs , at the same time getting all the benifits finincial as well as in the precedence from the Government . For all these 42 years all the Governments , which means the Politicians in power , for selfish reasons , have given in to the Burocrates and signed on the dotted line of the drafts put up to them .
For the abysmal ignorance of people I do not hold the peole responsible . I wholly and fully hold the powers thet be of the Media , electronic as well as the Print Media . The guilt of print media is the greater as they have far far wider reach and penetration than the electronic media.
They have failed in their duty to inform the People about the OROP and
the injuctice mated out to Defence Forces for the last 42 years .
Please print this letter and advise the People to log on to the wikipedia web site " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Rank,_One_Pension " to know the horrible way the Defence Forces have been treated by the Burocrates and the Government .
I agree that burning the medals was in extreme bad taste but the provocation was also extreme . Even then do not forget that those few misguided Vetrans were prevented from doing so by Vetrans themselves .
Yours Sincerely
Group Captain P M Velankar, VM , Air Force Vetran .
