Veterans of the June 1971 batch of the IMA protest in New Delhi on Saturday. Mukesh Aggarwal
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, July 11
Veterans of the June 1971 batch of
the Indian Military Academy (IMA), fondly called “Born to battle”, joined the
protest against non-implementation of the one rank, one pension (OROP) at
Jantar Mantar here today. India went to war with Pakistan in November-December
1971 and almost the entire batch of the June 1971 IMA passouts went to battle,
hence the sobriquet ‘Born to battle’.
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal of
the batch was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the country’s highest battle
honour, for his act of bravery at the famous ‘battle at Basantar’ in West
Pakistan. More than 50 veterans of the batch arrived from all over the country,
another three were represented by their wives and some of them by children.
Lieutenant General Sujlana (retd), who is from the
same batch, said among the protesters today were five retired Lieutenant
Generals, four Major Generals and one Air Marshall of the Indian Air Force
