Open letter to the responsive Chief Minister Shri Ashok Gehlot.

Central security forces Jawans should also get the benefit of gallantry award.

Respected Ashok Ji

Sadar Parnam

In my issue of January 1 of Bhabhak, a news report was published regarding corruption in crop insurance. This is a matter of
satisfaction that this edition has reached you and you have
acknowledged the receipt of the newspaper and I am sure you have read
it. Since important Dak is reaching you is evident from your letter of
acknowledgement. It shows that officers of the CM office are also
becoming responsive. It is only for your responsiveness that I am
writing this letter to you and I hope that you will solve the problems
of the security forces.

As you know that the President of India presents gallantry awards to
the personnel of Army, Police and Central Reserve Forces. Since these
gallantry awards are decided after long scrutiny hence many state
governments have declared allotment of land and giving cash awards.
The state government of Rajasthan gives this facility to the bona fide
residents of Rajasthan. I want to bring it to your kind notice that
government of Rajasthan is not including the Central security forces
under this scheme. As you know that Central security forces includes
central para military force, border security force, CrPF, ITPB, CISF,
Armed border force, Assam Rifles and National Security Guards. As per
principle Jawans of these forces who get gallantry awards should also
get the benefits declared by government of Rajasthan but it can be
termed as apathy of the bureaucracy that this facility is not being
given to the jawans of the central forces. The question that rises is
that when this facility is being given to the personnel of army and
police then is why not given to the jawans of central forces.

Let me bring it to your kind notice that when central security forces
raised this issue the revenue department of the state government
issued a notification on November 19, 2009 to include the central
forces under this scheme. This notification of the revenue department
is defective because this benefit will be given only to them who get
gallantry awards after November 19, 2009. As you know that from the
Ind-Pak war of 1971 to today, Jawans of heroic land of Rajasthan have
risked their lives for the security of the nation. Many jawans
sacrificed their life. I want to ask you, the responsive chief
minister why this facility is not given to the gallantry holders of
prior date of November 19, 2009. It will be termed as lack of
sensitivity that jawans of central forces have not received this
facility. Officers responsible for this lapse should answer this. As I
believe that the jawans who fight the terrorists Naxalis at the risk
of their lives should get their dues as a right and not as a favour.
Not many people are willing to embrace death. Recently, I had a
meeting with one DIG shri Bhagwan Singh Rathore of CrPF group I who
told us how much injustice the government is doing with him. Having
heard his sad story, I believe this matter has not been brought before
you earlier otherwise the revenue department would not have issued
this defective order of November 19, 2009. For you kind knowledge DIG
Rathore belongs to the heroic land of Rajasthan and he was given a
gallantry award because he challenged the terrorists in Chattisgarh.
Due to an explosion by the terrorists his hearing is affected. With
this open letter I am bringing this problem of the security forces
before you and I hope you will take immediate action by removing the
red tapism.

To                                      
Ashok Gehlot                                                                                        S.P.Mittal
C.M.-Rajsthan                                                                                       editor
Jaipur