| War Widow
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| | over the application to him so that he
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| My elder brother was in the Indian Army
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| | could get an order on that application.
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| and when our forces were advancing
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| | But I did not agree.
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| Indo-Pak war of 1965 before the start of
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| | After a few days I met the Director of
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| India Pak war of 1965, my brother was
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| | Ayurveda Punjab at his house situated in
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| killed in an accident which occurred in
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| | Patiala city. He was having a talk with
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| the operation area of Jammu and Kashmir.
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| | some traders of the city. I did not refer
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| The widow of my brother was given some
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| | the happenings with the Chief Minister.
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| relief and also family pension and the
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| | But he too was of the view,
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| state gave a job of trained -Dai to my
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| | "She is war widow. We realized it. We
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| Bhabi ji too. The Family started going on
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| | have given her a job. Now we cannot
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| once again.
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| | assure her one station. She should go
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| With in the next two years, the Director
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| | wherever we Post her."
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| of Ayurveda Punjab passed orders of
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| | When I started talking philosophy on war
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| transfer of Bhabiji to some village in
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| | widows, the three people sitting in that
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| Ferozepur District. And actually the new
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| | room also started participation. They
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| trained Dai joined the post and Bhabiji
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| | were also supporting the version of the
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| was relieved of her duties. On enquiring
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| | Director. I stood up and started putting
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| we found that this new lady was near to
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| | a volley of question on them,
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| Director of Ayurveda Punjab and she has
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| | "Have you ever sent a son of yours to
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| been adjusted at the station by way of
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| | army? Have you ever seen one son dead in
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| favour to her.
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| | the army while fighting with the enemies?
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| Bhabiji jointed at the new station after
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| | I am the real brother of that fauji who
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| availing of jointing time. But I was not
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| | has sacrificed for the country. This
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| accepting this transfer. She had got
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| | country is bound to look after the
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| three small children and it had become
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| | children left by that fauji" And before I
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| very difficult for her to run the family.
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| | could do something more, I left this
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| So I started having some approach. One
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| | room.
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| day a man met me who offered his help in
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| | Next day I again went to Chadigarh and
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| taking me to the chief minister of
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| | approached the state minister of Health
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| Punjab. I should not name that fellow nor
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| | Punjab. He listened to me and requested
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| I would like to name the Chief Minister.
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| | me to have a seat in the adjoining room.
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| But somehow we could reach the chief
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| | The peon came and offered me water and
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| Minister. I handed over the application
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| | then tea. within half an hour the
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| to the chief Minister and also spoke some
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| | Director was passing through the doors of
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| words saying that my Bhabiji is war widow
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| | that room where I was sitting.
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| and she must be given some station near
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| | The Minister talked to him and then I was
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| to Patiala or Patiala proper so that she
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| | called to the minister's room. The
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| could bring up three children. The chief
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| | Director beg my pardon and in my presence
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| Minister was holding the application and
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| | the minister directed him.
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| said,
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| | "Tomorrow you should send government jeep
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| -"I am the Chief Minister of the State. I
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| | to bring her back. The lady who has been
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| have got other important works. I am not
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| | adjusted at her old place should be given
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| here to look into transfer cases of Dais
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| | some other station. She must report
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| who are just class four employees of the
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| | tomorrow and after completing the work,
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| state." Then the chief Minister had a
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| | please do report to me. We must
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| look on the man who had brought me to
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| | understand that her husband sacrificed
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| this room. Then the Chief Minister was
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| | his life while serving the Indian armed
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| giving the application to the Private
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| | forces and thereafter, this family
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| Secretary. But I took the application
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| | belongs to the country and this country
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| from the hand of Chief Minister and said,
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| | must afford all help to this family."
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| - "I am sorry to trouble you. I simply
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| | I thanked the minister and was coming
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| thought that my Bhabiji is a war widow
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| | out. The peon was following me and said,
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| and therefore, in spite of her having a
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| | "This minister is also an Ex-serviceman.
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| class four status in the administration,
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| | I am also an Ex-serviceman. Only an
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| she stands at a different footing." And
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| | Ex-serviceman could understand the
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| without listening to further words from
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| | situation and wellbeing of the families
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| the mouth of the Chief Minister I came
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| | of faujis……."
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| back with the application.
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| | I shook hands with him and came out of
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| The man supporting me was not happy and
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| | the Civil Secretariat.
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| was insisting upon that I should hand
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