From: S.P.Choudhary [mailto:spc3@airtelmail.in]
Sent: 25 October 2009 08:23
To: Kamboj Chander
Cc: Arjun Verma
Subject: Re: EMAIL FROM VICE CHAIRMAN IESM - REPORT MY SIGNAL - EMAIL 728/2009 - 24 OCT 09 (A to G)
Respected Leadership of ESMs,
Nothing at all is going to come out of our 'Cry in the wilderness ' for OROP or any other demands for the simple reason that it is not some thing that will hurt the adversary. No one ever cares to responds for altruistic reasons. Some response could have been expected before Parliamentary Elections. Now that the Parliamentary Elections are over, no one cares for our voice, campaign etc.
Just recall that a single Col. Bhonsala ( I apologize if I am not quoting his name correctly ) the leader of GUJJAR agitation, shook the entire State Govt. and also the country. We now have hundreds of Cols , right up to Generals, but we have hardly been able to get worth while reaction.
For every Campaign one has to employ a suitable strategy. That has to be devised on study and analysis of 'Strength and Weakness of our own and also that of the adversary. Our insistence on following our old Military Ethos when we are no more in Military, is only due to our FEAR of legal action by the Govt. and it is not an objective Strategy which, has to be devised on consideration of the adversary ( the enemy ) and the one which will hit or hurt the enemy, sufficiently. Once the Elections are over, no one is bothered about our whining.
What we thought of as a very potent weapon of returning our DEAR MEDALS, has fallen flat, whether we admit it or not.
All decisions, ultimately are by the politicians. Babus are their foot soldiers and modify their approach on the lines their political bosses are likely to listen to.
Our so called agitation did bring some response before elections and then also more due to pressure of the Serving Commanders.
So, unless we can re-orientate our approach, we should suspend all actions,because in the present form even the civilian population is getting wary of our noise, and in due course we will loose not only their sympathy but also their respect.
Yours etc,
Wg.Cdr.S.P.Choudhary, VSM (Retd.)
