Pension for those who fought Cong with JP: Nitish

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J P Yadav Tags : Pension, nitish, jp movement Posted: Saturday , Jun 06, 2009 at 0942 hrs New Delhi:

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In the season of anniversaries and talk of the Congress surge, Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today announced a reward to those who participated in Jayaprakash Narayan’s “Total Revolution movement” of 1974 — considered the biggest anti-Congress political movement in the country.

Kumar today announced “JP Samman Yojna” under which a monthly lifetime “pension” ranging from Rs 2,500-5,000 and a range of free services would be given to an estimated 10,000 people as a first step. An annual budget of Rs 31 crore has been allocated. About 40,000 more applications are expected.

The Indira Gandhi government cracked down on JP’s movement, throwing several of its leaders in prison during the Emergency. But it set the stage for her historic defeat and the installation of the first Janata Party led non-Congress government in 1977. Both Kumar and his deputy CM BJP’s Sushil Modi, in their 20s then, were sent to jail at least thrice.

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The scheme’s beneficairies include those who were jailed or injured and families of those killed in police firing.

Kumar, who after being praised by Rahul Gandhi, set off buzz that the Congress was sending him a feeler, said: “(The scheme) has nothing to do with politics. It is to felicitate the forgotten heroes of the JP movement.”

But the political import couldn’t be missed. For the first time, the Bihar government today declared to mark June 5 each year as a state- sponsored “Sampoorna Kranti Diwas” (Total Revolution Day). Kumar garlanded JP’s statue, visited his house in Patna and then in the afternoon presided over a Cabinet meeting to announce the scheme.

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JP AndolanBy: FATMI | 12-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward There is no need to have separate class among the pensioners. Some were smart enough to evade repeated arrest and contributed more in the absence of their collegues languishing in jail.I think all should be treated at par and the discrimination should be avoided. I did not actively participated in the movement and was not jailed and therefore giving my view without any vested interest.I am sure that some crimnals arrested during that period will try to take advantage of this benifit. Care should be taken to ensure that this does not happen.

Nitish and JP PensionBy: SVS Subrahmaniam | 06-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward Nitish is in rule for the last nearly 5 years in Bihar. He should have given it as soon as he came to power. What is the “politics” now talking about it? Is it another election gimmicks? How long leaders try to fool the people in this way. With the good lead in this parliament election he wants to through a stone and get “two mangos” i.e. to eliminate both Congress and BJP and stand alone and get power of his own? After all it is politics. In politics nothing is ruled out… !

J P PensionBy: Santosh Singh | 06-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward He should have distributed equal amount among the victims who went jail during J P agitation also he should give soon.

Pension for those who fought with Congress .......By: M Krishnamachary | 06-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward Rather the " JP " pension should be given to all who dared the " Emergency " and came out on the streets alongside Jayaprakash Narayan to counter the measure. Many had to go underground too , like Mr.George Fernandez. But, Calling a political party to account for the Emergency is illogical. This compensatory reward is laudable. It should inclusive of all those now living outside the state of Bihar too. Further, to be deemed a sincere and true effort and not a vindictive quirk , this reward should reach those who suffered immeasurably to face a draconian measure of repression by the 'state' at the whim of a single person, though a Prime Minister of the time.

Life-long Pension of JP agitatorsBy: J.M.Manchanda | 06-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward Life long pension for those who agitated against emergency!Those who did so have already benefitted by enjoying fruits of power when Indira gandhi was ousted in 1977. Virtually everyone who was not with the Congress jumped over the JP bandwagon. So all of them become eligible for life long pension. In retrospect, govt. servants including soldiers of the army who serve diligently for decades have to lead miserable lives on meagre pensions are fools. An MP or an MLA earns more by fooling the electorate and playing truant during the five years term. Where is the need to work? Just join the political brigades and wait for your leader to ascend to power. Tomorrow MNS workers and Shiv Sainiks and RSS volunteers will all expect pensions. This is a gross misuse of public funds and must be stopped. Let JD(U) pay from its own kitty if it must.

Nitish JP schemeBy: Guest | 06-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward Nitish is begging with the Prime Minister to send him the balance of the Koshi relief fund. Now he is announcing pension to the for the persons who participated in Total Revolunatory Movement.When his state has such a huge amount of funds to do all this crap, then why is he begging from the Central Goverment during disasters? Why is there poverty in this state of Bihar when the Chief Minister has his treasury full?

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