ETV Bharat / bharat

Guj: Ex-servicemen hold rally, demand martyr compensation hike

Ex-servicemen in hundreds from Gujrat's Gandhinagar held a rally demanding strict implementation of reservations for them in government jobs as well as higher compensation for families of martyrs. They said the BJP government in Gujarat should emulate the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi and pay Rs 1 crore as compensation to the kin of soldiers who died in the line of duty.

Guj: Ex-servicemen hold rally
Guj: Ex-servicemen hold rally
author img

By

Published : Jan 28, 2020, 9:35 AM IST

Ahmedabad: Hundreds of ex-servicemen from Gujarat and their kin held a rally in Gandhinagar in Gujarat on Monday to demand strict implementation of reservations for them in government jobs as well as higher compensation for families of martyrs.

The ex-servicemen, who have 14 demands, are on a sit-in protest at Shahid Smarak in Shahibaug area since Sunday and also held a car rally till the state secretariat complex in Gandhinagar on Monday.

They said the BJP government in Gujarat should emulate the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi and pay Rs 1 crore as compensation to the kin of soldiers who died in the line of duty.

"While the AAP government in Delhi is giving Rs 1 crore to the kin of martyrs, the Gujarat government provides only Rs 1 lakh. We want the BJP government here to increase the compensation to Rs 1 crore. The kin of martyrs should also be given a pension," said Jitendra Nimavat, president of Gujarat Ex Armymen Union.

"We also demand strict implementation of the policy of reservations in government jobs for retired army personnel. The Gujarat government has agreed to meet us in the afternoon to find solutions," he added.

Nimavat exuded confidence the Vijay Rupani government will accept all 14 of their demands.

Key demands include building a state-level martyr's memorial in Gandhinagar, providing agricultural land to retired army men as per rules, no separate liquor permit, giving priority in issuing or renewing gun licences, removing contract system in jobs offered to former army men as well as quota for their children in higher education.

Also Read: Crime rate reduced in areas where CCTV cameras installed: Kejriwal

Ahmedabad: Hundreds of ex-servicemen from Gujarat and their kin held a rally in Gandhinagar in Gujarat on Monday to demand strict implementation of reservations for them in government jobs as well as higher compensation for families of martyrs.

The ex-servicemen, who have 14 demands, are on a sit-in protest at Shahid Smarak in Shahibaug area since Sunday and also held a car rally till the state secretariat complex in Gandhinagar on Monday.

They said the BJP government in Gujarat should emulate the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi and pay Rs 1 crore as compensation to the kin of soldiers who died in the line of duty.

"While the AAP government in Delhi is giving Rs 1 crore to the kin of martyrs, the Gujarat government provides only Rs 1 lakh. We want the BJP government here to increase the compensation to Rs 1 crore. The kin of martyrs should also be given a pension," said Jitendra Nimavat, president of Gujarat Ex Armymen Union.

"We also demand strict implementation of the policy of reservations in government jobs for retired army personnel. The Gujarat government has agreed to meet us in the afternoon to find solutions," he added.

Nimavat exuded confidence the Vijay Rupani government will accept all 14 of their demands.

Key demands include building a state-level martyr's memorial in Gandhinagar, providing agricultural land to retired army men as per rules, no separate liquor permit, giving priority in issuing or renewing gun licences, removing contract system in jobs offered to former army men as well as quota for their children in higher education.

Also Read: Crime rate reduced in areas where CCTV cameras installed: Kejriwal

ZCZC
PRI ESPL NAT WRG
.AHMEDABAD BES8
GJ-EX SERVICEMEN
Guj: Ex-servicemen hold rally, demand martyr compensation hike
         Ahmedabad, Jan 27 (PTI) Hundreds of ex-servicemen from
Gujarat and their kin held a rally in Gandhinagar in Gujarat
on Monday to demand strict implementation of reservations for
them in government jobs as well as higher compensation for
families of martyrs.
         The ex-servicemen, who have 14 demands, are on a sit-
in protest at Shahid Smarak in Shahibaug area since Sunday and
also held a car rally till the state secretariat complex in
Gandhinagar on Monday.
         They said the BJP government in Gujarat should emulate
the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi and pay Rs 1 crore as
compensation to the kin of soldiers who died in the line of
duty.
         "While the AAP government in Delhi is giving Rs 1
crore to kin of martyrs, the Gujarat government provides only
Rs 1 lakh. We want the BJP government here to increase the
compensation to Rs 1 crore. The kin of martyrs should also be
given pension," said Jitendra Nimavat, president of Gujarat Ex
Armymen Union.
         "We also demand strict implementation of the policy of
reservations in government jobs for retired army personnel.
The Gujarat government has agreed to meet us in the afternoon
to find solutions," he added.
         Nimavat exuded confidence the Vijay Rupani government
will accept all 14 of their demands.
         Key demands include building a state-level martyr's
memorial in Gandhinagar, providing agricultural land to
retired army men as per rules, no separate liquor permit,
giving priority in issuing or renewing gun licences, removing
contract system in jobs offered to former army men as well as
quota for their children in higher education. PTI PJT PD
BNM
BNM
01271449
NNNN

For All Latest Updates

ETV Bharat Logo

Copyright © 2024 Ushodaya Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., All Rights Reserved.