Draft
ALL Ex-Servicemen’s Organisations
Charter of demands
1. We vehemently REJECT the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission Recommendations (SPCR) as pertaining to the Military .They are most unfair, unjust and demeaning to the military. Status of the Indian military, which is already lowest, amongst all the democracies of the world, is intended to be further lowered by the SPCR. It is like insult to injury .Every Organisation and individual has limit of patience and tolerance .The Military has been pushed to that limit. Govt MUST NOT test their patience and tolerance any further. Their discipline must not be construed as their weakness. Implementation of SPCR will spread unrest in the military and may lead to either mutiny or even take over of the country. We do not want any of that to happen. The govt must see the writing on the wall.
2. We reject the ‘Review Committee’ as it is dominated by the IAS Babus, who have no exposure to dangerous difficult, disturbed, harsh and exacting service condition of the Defence Services. They just can’t comprehend life of a Soldiers (term includes Sailors and Airmen) either in peace, insurgency infested areas like J&K, or in war .The IAS Babus, who are the root cause of all our miseries, weather it is insurgency due to their ‘Mis governance and Mal administration’ or denial of our most legitimate dues in all the previous Pay Commissions and otherwise, are Enemy No.1 of the Indian Defence Services, worse than our external and internal enemies. How can one expect justice from an ‘Enemy’?
3. We demand a ‘Separate Pay Commission’ for the Military on UK pattern and as is done in all major democracies of the entire world , since there is absolutely no commonality between the service conditions of the military and civilian employees.
4. Such ‘Separate Pay Commission’ consisting of serving and retired the defence personnel and other prominent public personalities, must give its recommendations with in six months of its constitution.
5. Mean while, an ‘Interim Relief’ should be given to the Serving and Ex-Servicemen, wef 01 Jan ’06.
6. One Rank One Pension . already agreed to by the govt , even on the floor of the Parliament , must be implemented forthwith. Similarly justice must be given to War Wounded and Defence Widows
7. Arrears of ‘Rank Pay’ as awarded by the 4th Pay Commission and accepted by the Cabinet , but fraudulently denied by the IAS Babus must be paid immediately. In the mean time, CBI enquiry be held pertaining to the said ‘Fraud’ committed by the IAS Babus.