CRY HALT Mudslinging... Let all the musings, murmurs, stray or random thoughts or well intended lash outs be embraced/taken very sportively by all pensioners - irrespective of one's position, may he be the leader or the led.
- The LICPC in short is doing yeoman's service in as much as it shares authentic updated information for benefit of not only the LIC pensioners but also of Banks, RBI and GOI pensioners and other readers including the working employees.
- The LICPC has become a knowledge bank - the latest revelations by Shri Ashtanaji that the pensioners of the courts too had to fight in courts including in the Supreme Court for twelve long years - is an example which many did not know or could imagine!
All individual leaders, some single handed, and all leaders of different Associations, Unions have been fighting for the cause of the pensioners, for two main burning issues, viz. updating of pension along with every revision of pay scales of serving employees once in five years and 100% neutralisation in Dearness Relief to pre August 1997 retirees ( None have petitioned updation more than the stage to stage fitment/OROP or 100% DR to Post August 1997 retirees for obvious in any Writs.) The leaders contribution to the pensioners lot would not/never go unrecognised. The pensioners' community by and large have bestowed full faith in their leaders. They also understand the functioning/short comings (delays, frequent adjournments) of the legal system in our country. They also appreciate the ' limitation - the periphery- physical, financial - within which the leaders have to play their roles. They, however, by virtue of affiliation, would like/love to ( give ) credit a particular leader or Association. This is quite natural human behaviour, trait. This is also quite natural for many losing their patience, their temper because of long wait of fifteen years - unsure of seeing twin issues - resolved - at least few years before they bid good bye.
' It is an opportune time ' as some one has said. It is time that our leaders and we, the pensioners forget our differences, if any. No time at our disposal to play politic of any kind. May the wiser counsel prevail. May all the roads reach Rome. May all of us and all our leaders unitedly put in best of efforts to achieve our solemn goal of pension updation and 100% DA/DR.
Bouquets to all, brickbats to none.
SN ( a 1992 pensioner )