DIFFERENT organisations have different view points and strategies. Maligning at personal level, instead of a healthy debate, is not democratic, says GN Sridharan, General Secretary, Federation of Retd. LIC Class I Officers' Associations."Many opinions had come out time to time in the form of legal analysis although these probably reflected their wishful thoughts. With no one being able to predict the outcome (of the legal battle), retirees were led to believe that release of a big money is at the threshold. Victory signs were loud and many pensioners have entertained sky-high hopes....
"It is good to be optimistic in life but it is also necessary to be prudent to guard against entertaining unrealistic expectations."
Stating that "efforts must be made to resolve all issues" Shri Sridharan says: "we should not bank on judiciary in entirety" which, he says, is AIIPA model .
Then he goes on to examine the implications of LIC Board Resolution, power of Government to notify etc. and adds ...
....Evidently they are in desperate search of an alibi or scapegoat for their failure to clinch convincing results to the personers' community so far or in the near future. It is anybody's guess what will happen or whether anything worthwhile will happen at all. These quarters must understand that they are not the sole caretakers and guardians of retired employees community. Every organisation has its own right and strategy to follow. We are also for pensioners' benefits only...
Shri Sridharan asks: "what is the hidden agenda? The allegation that we are playing into the hands of LIC management is nothing but blabbery". "......I beseech you to ponder over what could be personal agenda that I can design or even think of, except retired officers' interest in general....".
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