OROP : OROP IESM AND RETURN OF MEDALS

SOURCE: E MAIL


OROP  IESM AND RETURN OF MEDALS

'Vinod Gandhi' via IESM_Group <iesm_group@googlegroups.com>	Jan 29
to Gove, IndVets, REPORT, Fauji, Inderjit

Dear veterans. 

Some members have written to us for immediate return of medals.

I fully appreciate member's feeling and concern for medals. I also understand some member's insistence for immediate return of medals. IESM fully understands veterans' attachment with their medals and respects this feeling. 

I have written to environment on number of occasions that fight for OROP is at a very crucial  stage and time is not ripe to take our medals back. This is the time for final assault on the Govt and time to give a final push to get full OROP. Withdrawal of medals at this stage will send wrong signals to Govt and will supplement their claim that they have given full OROP. 

We may have to wait for another year to get our medals back. This is the reason that JM agitation is not being wound up. Even though some members do not approve of it. JM has also started another front of uniting vote power (without involving IESM) but even this has not found favors with some members. 

If any member has a foolproof plan which will get veterans full OROP for veterans then pl indicate. JM will follow your plan without any reservations.

We have not received demand for return of medals from members of  any state other than Maharashtra. 

Only miniscule number of members  may be happy with the mutilated OROP but the large number of veterans pan India are wanting to increase the fight and hence JM feels that medal return may take some more time.  

Gen satbir is requested to send a detailed reply to environment on this subject. 

 

 

Regards

Gp Capt VK Gandhi VSM

OROP is our right. Dilution in OROP will NOT be accepted.