EX- SERVICEMEN HOLD PROTEST, DEMAND EQUAL PENSION
New Delhi: - Around 1000 retired defence personnel on Sunday staged a protest here demanding “equal pension for each rank” and collected their gallantry medals for returning them to the Government. Ex-servicemen from all the threje defence forces held the protest at Jantar Mantar. They would also submit a memorandum to President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, one of the organizers said. The main demand is that irrespective of the date on which a soldier retired, he or she should get the same pension. “It is a shame for the country that solders have to return their gallantry awards and meritorious medals and come to the streets for redressing their grievances”, they said,
PTI- Courtesy ------ The Hindu – 15.03.2010New Delhi: - Around 1000 retired defence personnel on Sunday staged a protest here demanding “equal pension for each rank” and collected their gallantry medals for returning them to the Government. Ex-servicemen from all the threje defence forces held the protest at Jantar Mantar. They would also submit a memorandum to President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, one of the organizers said. The main demand is that irrespective of the date on which a soldier retired, he or she should get the same pension. “It is a shame for the country that solders have to return their gallantry awards and meritorious medals and come to the streets for redressing their grievances”, they said,
Hold Protest, Demand Up gradation of Grade Pay!!
Participate in the MASS CASUAL LEAVE PROGRAMME ON 8TH APRIL;
We are no way different from these Soldiers.
They are the Guardians of this big Nation
We are the watch dogs of the public money.
They are defenders of the borders of this Great nation
We are the defenders of the taxpayer’s money
Show your protest in the similar way
Submit Casual Leave Application
Spare one day Casual Leave
For the sake of your Self respect,
For Up gradation of Your Grade pay,
For Better working Environment
