Members of the Ex-Central Paramilitary Forces’ Welfare Association protest in Jammu on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Amarjeet Singh

Tribune News Service

Jammu, March 15

Staging a vociferous protest here, the Ex-Central Paramilitary Forces’ Welfare Association today reiterated its demand of “one rank, one pension” on a par with Defence personnel.Led by acting president SS Manhas, protesters that included retired personnel from the BSF and CRPF, Veer Naris and their dependents demanded that they being retired personnel from Central paramilitary forces be given their due share.Manhas alleged that due to utter neglect by successive regimes at the Centre and state, the retired personnel from Central paramilitary forces were compelled to live a “beggar’s” life.“A delegation will soon approach the IG, BSF, Jammu Frontier, and DIG, CRPF, Group Centre, Ban Talab, to submit them memorandums of demands marked to the Governor,” said Manhas, adding that the protest was held today to express solidarity with the retired personnel protesting at New Delhi for their rights and due share.General secretary of the association Darshan Kumar said besides “one rank, one pension” on the lines of Defence personnel, retired personnel of paramilitary forces demand revision of pension of pre-2006 retirees and widows’ pension on a par with the Zila Sainik Welfare Board, CSD facilities instead of CPC canteen, medical allowance of Rs 2,000 per month instead of Rs 500 as CGHS, medical facilities on a par with ECHS and allotment of land for setting up a residential colony for retired personnel.