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  • HC says that no real freedom fighter should be deprived of pension

    HC says that no real freedom fighter should be deprived of pension

    The court directs the Center to follow a liberal approach even if some pretenders benefit from it.

    Noting that the nation’s collective debt to its freedom fighters can never be repaid, the Madras High Court on Thursday said that every effort should be made to ensure that any genuine freedom fighters paid for them a meager pension. Do not be deprived of this even if this process goes ahead to some hypocrites benefiting from the loans shown by the government in giving such pensions.

    Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamurthy on March 10, 2020, Justice M. Rejecting the appeal preferred by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs against an order passed by Govindaraj, directing the Center to pay the Independent Sainik Samman Pension to NV Vadivelu. Quit India Movement and was jailed in Karnataka for nearly seven months.

    The judges said that it is very possible that some suspected applicants could get freedom fighters’ pension based on false claims. At the same time, it was also possible that some genuine freedom fighters be denied the right to documentation. Therefore, it would be prudent to err in favor of a liberal view and allow genuine claimants to receive benefits.

    Further, assessing that the freedom fighters’ pension scheme could only be outdated in 10 years, as many of them would not live to claim or receive benefits, the Division Bench said: “What is the Indian economy now?” , Moreover in this context, it may be able to make a mistake and pay some pretenders so that the actual freedom fighters are not left out. “

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  • PM Modi slogan to call 17th century Ahom General as freedom fighter

    PM Modi slogan to call 17th century Ahom General as freedom fighter

    He took the name of Desired Borfukan during the ‘Independence of Amrut Mahotsav’ program on 12 March.

    The opposition parties in Assam have slated Prime Minister Narendra Modi to refer to the 17th-century Ahom general Lasht Borofukan as a freedom fighter.

    He took the name of Borfukan along with others who “contributed to the independence of the country” at a function to start the ‘Amrit Mahotsav of Independence’ on 12 March. The event celebrated 75 years of India’s independence from British rule.

    Borfukan led the Ahoms in the Battle of Sarghat in 1671, considered the greatest naval battle on a river to win over the Mughals. He died in April 1672, almost two centuries before the Indian independence movement began.

    The newly-formed Assam Janata Parishad (AJP) demanded an apology from the Prime Minister for the historic mistake.

    He said, “The Prime Minister can either be ignorant of the political gains in Assam before the Assembly elections. We would like to remind them that Assam was a sovereign country for more than 600 years till 1228-1826. People of Assam pay tribute to Lachit Borfukan for thwarting the Mughal invasion, ”AJP General Secretary and former BJP leader Jagdish Bhuyan said in a statement on 13 March.

    “Fact-based statements are not expected from the Prime Minister,” he said.

    “The Prime Minister must make his mistake, intentionally or otherwise. No person has the right to insult a community, a state and its great personalities.

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