1. OROP has caught the imagination of the Nation. But many people are unaware of what OROP means? It has different connotations for different people.
2. But what does ESMs themselves think about OROP. ESMs today are divided in five main groups.
3. First group is with BJP which do want OROP but they do not want to embarras the PM and his administration and thus are quiet and not participating in the demonstrations.
4. Second group is pro INC which has become very vocal and wants no stone unturned to embarrass PM Narendra Modi and are also targetting people like Gen V K Singh, Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Fortunately, Col Sona Ram, MP from Barmer had successfully avoided the spotlight.
5. Third group is pro Third Parties. This group is smaller in Number and is active ocassionally on need basis.
6. Fourth group is independent thoughts groups trying to do spmething different.
7. And fifth group is couldn't care group. Jo sab nu milu, sahannu bhi milu syndrome aflicted.
8. We all have political affiliation but happy to call ourselves apolitical. We are ahead of politician who we ridicule at the drop of hat.
9. While in dervice we were non-partisan but we called ourselves apolitical. This terminology wad given by British as we Indians had no political rights and were not part of 3% or 14% voters population.
10. The Nation-State is a political organism and Armed Forces are the instrument of state. How come the contituent of a polical entity be apolitical?
11. The Veterans' 50% problems will evaporate the day they shed this apolitical tag. Today we are busy quoting how veterans are honoured in US. Let me remind you the old dictum which we followed while we were in service. RESPECT CAN NOT BE DEMANDED IT IS ALWAYS COMMANDED. If we want respect after we retire, we have to earn it by being socially relevant as a group. And the only field we can excel as a group is the political domain which these days is dominated by not so honourable people. That is our first right as we have given our blood and sweat. We have given our youth. We have taken oath to defend the constitution at the beginning of military career. Have we forgotten that? One of the function of defence it is to operationalise it in true spirit.
12. There is need to change the mind set from apolitical to THE SOLDIERS AND THE STATESMEN. Rest of things will fall on line. The whole nation is waiting for you to lead.
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