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Monday, September 29, 2014


Sir,

I appreciate your sagacity in allowing the pensioners to speak frankly on current matters of common interest. Once they are allowed to open their mouth without hesitation, they are reacted upon. In the process, their rough corners are rounded up. The society gains on the whole.

No institution can develop and progress where the members are muzzled into silence under the garb of some discipline. And, let me assure Mr Rao and his ilk that expression of divergent views is no indication of division in our ranks. All advice of Unity is strength, washing clothes in public etc etc is a baby talk. We are all mature sincere persons.


Let's face fact, retirees have no 
bargaining power,united or not.

Let us face facts that we retirees have no bargaining power, united or not. LIC shall act on whatever directions are given to them by Govt Of India. And, GOI have its own decision making machinery where Asthana, his friends and foes do not count.
It is very easy to put the controversies at rest. Only Asthana can do it. 
The GB Meeting at Bangalore next month provides an opportunity 
for him to rise and lay before the house a Statement of his accounts 
and activities.
  • Mr. Aggarwal has found it difficult to answer to Mehta's question. He decided to go MOUN, the best thing to do in such circumstances. It will be of interest for readers to know that while Aggarwal went all over the country requesting people to deposit legal fund into Asthanas personal account, his own unit at Chandigarh passed a resolution that all their collections of legal fund be sent to the FED. only. And they have been doing so.
Regards.
SN Chhabra