I am constrained to observe from many thousands of miles
away that there is no tangible progress on the demand of OROP. Now I am told
the government is willing to grant OROP to major generals and not anybody else.
Frankly, months back I had written that OROP will not come and at that time
many had said I was wrong. I maintain that petitions signed with blood,
returning of medals etc is a futile exercise and leads nowhere. Even at the risk
of being branded an apostate, I will say that these relay fasts have no
relevance to the real situation
It’s about time we identify the real problem (I have been
stating this in my posts on my blog). The real problem is the complete dereliction
of responsibility by the COAS( as others don’t matter). The COAS has been unable to exert himself. I fail to
understand what is his fear ?. The only way OROP will come is if the COAS intervenes
and resigns from the post. But to do this it requires guts and a vision of history.
Does the present COAS have that, as his own words that OROP is sanctioned are
not honored? And still he sits in his chair.
If you look at the past, right from Cariappa and Maneckshaw(
yes sir, Maneckshaw) did precious little for the soldier. Cariappa set the ball rolling when he agreed
for the down gradation of the post from Cin C to COAS.Manackshaw had no vision
to ask for anything for the officers like lateral induction in civil services. In
fact generals like Bewoor agreed for reduction in pension from 70% to 50%.
The way forward is to pressurize
the COAS to act and start a dharna outside the homes of the generals and the
Colonels who are in cahoots with the BJP, not forgetting the army chief. If
these men cannot act all that will come are some crumbs and these generals will
say “yes sir, something is done”.
A word about the generals sitting in Dharna and fasting. It’s
nice, but what use is it? Why were they silent when they sat in the chair?
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