1 October 2010after Tiss press conference

  

    Thane SENIOR CITIZENS TO FIGHT OUT FOR THEIR RIGHTS

          Big success  of Protest Meeting   at Azad Maidan 

Mumbai 16 august 2010 : Thousands of senior citizens sporting black bands around their arms and shouting slogans like "we want our respect" or "shame on the government to neglect Sr.Citizens "  : “ we want immediate implementation of the NPOP “staged a protest  meeting  at Azad Maidan, Mumbai . Meeting was well organized by 27 organizations  of seniors  including Fescom and   AISCCon  Silver Inning . Harmony  and many others 

Meeting was  in high spirit  , WhenDr .Amruta Lovekar and Mr.Shailesh Mishra were giving slogans from stage  it was equally responded with great applause from protesters . even protesters were giving aggressive slogan  Many groups of ladies  came and sing songs . Shree Ramanugrah Trust   Staged an Road DraMA (Path Natya  about Abuse of seniors) .The meeting was a  great success

This protest was part of an all India 'Senior Citizens National Protest Day', observed in various cities, towns and villages. The core of the protest was to demand health insurance for all senior citizens - with or without any pre-existing disease, immediate implementation of the NPOP, and the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), which would give senior citizens Rs1000 as monthly pension. The protest wanted these facilities to be granted to all Below Poverty Line (BPL) senior citizens, and residents of old age homes.                  

The protest was supported by 27 national, state and local level organisations, NGOs, associations of banks/insurance companies and retired employees.

Following  Leaders spoke at the meeting  Mr n.d.chapke AISCCON  Mr.Anil Kaskhedikar (Fescom) Mr.Aundhe Fescom Mumbai Region mr. Shailesh Mishra  Silver innings Mrs Shilu Srinivasan (Dignity Foundation ) Mr.Mehata (Harmony Mr.Boragaokar ( Helpage Mrs,Amruta Lavekar (Shree Ramanugrah Trust  )Mr.Nair MrAmble (pension asso)Mr.and many Dr. Kinjavadekar  president and convener of Action committee spoke in his most appealing style and explained seniors demand  

At 5pm a call for meeting  came  from Mantralaya   for discussion .A memorandum with various demands from senior citizens was submitted to the government of Maharashtra. State minister of social justice was handed over to his secretary. Mr Ahir Stae minister  for social justice  was visited by Dr SP Kinjawadekar (president of the AISCCON  and Convener of Action committee along with mr. Kaskhedikar (Fescom ) Mr.Aundhe ( Fescom Mumbai Region ) Mr  S.Mishra, Mr Samant,) and Mr. R.n Chapke and others.

Late News As per late news- Mr.Sachin Ahir, state minister for social justice.principlly agreed to most demands. Asked to meet again in a week."
                                                                               PRABHAKAR CHHATRE
But nothing came out further  only  ADARSHA Ghotala


Dr.Kinjadekar's  speech   On 12th August  for Demand day meeting at fescom
 link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-HRzjsiGCw  
MOVEMENT WILL BE CONTINUED  
PEACEFULLY  for just demands  


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