A very strong and powerful Demonstration was held by AIIPA Karnal Divisional Unit in which sizeable number of Pensioners not only from Karnal but outstation Pensioners also reached Karnal Divisional Office during recess hours to lodge their strong protest against overdelay of implementation of Board's Decision of Uniform 30% family pension, Cash medical benefit for Pension, Universal Pension Scheme for all, One more option to Pensioners to join medical scheme, updation of Pension, Railway Concession in fare to all Senior Citizens etc. All Class 1, 2, 3, employees irrespective of Unions participated in the Demonstration in big numbers expressing full solidarity with the Pensioners cause. The meeting was conducted by Com.Satish Kapoor, Divisional Secretary, AIIPA, Karnal Divisional Unit and presided by Com.Deep Mehta, President, Pensioners Association. Com.Satish Kapoor explained the rationale of Demonstration and genuineness of the Demands raised by AIIPA. His message was well received by the gathering. Thereafter Com. Neeraj Arora, Vice President, NZIEA Karnal Divisional Committee spoke expressing full solidarity with the AIIPA cause. He gave a synopsis of today's prevailing economic and political situation which he explained is inimical for Working Class to survive in Public Sector. Thereafter Com.Sunil Chinda, Office Bearer Pensioner Association spoke who underlined the importance of Joint Struggles in these challenging political and economic situations. Thereafter Com.Virender Malhotra spoke, President, NZIEA, Karnal Divisional Committee who said that present situation demands powerful public campaigns to safeguard Public Sector Insurance Industry which at present is under serious attack of Privatisation and he said popular people's struggles can only encounter the present difficult situations. He said past struggles of AIIEA give us enough confidence and hope that we will be able to face the present challenges with popular people's struggles. Last but not least Com.Rakesh Kaul, President, Class-1 Officers Federation, Karnal Division also underlined the importance of Joint struggles in the days to come to safeguard our existing rights and benefits and expressed complete solidarity with the Pensioners cause whom he said we all are supposed to join after our respective superannuation from LIC. In the end at the culmination of Demonstration Com.Satish Kapoor thanked the gathering for their wholehearted participation inspite of hot and humid weather and with his team of AIIPA left for SDM's chamber to submit memorandum to the Management on the pending demands and dispersed the gathering.
SATISH KAPOOR
SECRETRY
AIIPA
KARNAL
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