15 September 2016

Nadir of degradation in status - Defence Forces .

Sequence of events,

Event ONE : A signal is issued by all three Service Headquarters, The Army , The Navy and The Air Force , to lower formations . Rank and file should show patience and remain calm, performing their duties as the anomalies in the recommendations of 7th pay commission are being taken up with the RM by Service chiefs .

Event TWO : Chief of the Defence Staff ,  Air Chief Marshal Anup Raha and The Army and Navy chiefs write independently to RM not to implement recommendations of 7th CPC unless anomalies in status and pay scales are resolved .

Which event preceded the other is not known to us the common people .

It was the first time in the history of Independent India that dissatisfaction about recommendations of a CPC were publicly and on record conveyed to the Government by the all the Three Service Chief. Only Chief Of Naval Staff had written to RM after 6th CPC.
Right thinking people should realise that the dissatisfaction is snowballing .

Event THREE : Despite of being first such event of historical significance and gravity , RM informs the chiefs to implement the recommendations of 7 CPC and anomalies IF any could be resolved later . Whether this was individual opinion , the Government thinking OR based on the advice of the bureaucrats is also not known to us the common people.

Event THREE : To the discerning , knowledgeable citizens of India this , the Third event , is most significant .
Even after the ruling of the RM . Chief of the Defence Staff ,  Air Chief Marshal Anup Raha and The Army and Navy chiefs met the RM and as per news paper report quote  " discussed in detail "anomalies" in seventh Pay commission " unquote.

Event FOUR : As per news paper report quote " A statement by Air Chief Marshal Anup Raha , released by the Defence Ministry (emphasis mine) the Service Chiefs were satisfied by the response  (emphasis mine)."Unquote .There are some more details in the news paper report .

What could be greater proof of the degradation in status of the Defence Forces that the statement of an event of such national importance and gravity is released by the Ministry of Defence  and  NOT
by the Service Head Quarters .

What transpired during the above meeting and whether the Chiefs are really satisfied or not , the common people will never know .

 It is unfortunate that as per existing rules and discipline the Defence Forces can not publicly express their grievances nor come on the streets to protest .


I have sent the contents of the blog to Editor The Hitavada . Lets us await its fate .



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