‘Can’t Trust the Army’: Kargil War Hero Recounts Fight for Pension

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июл 2018
  • 49-year-old Digendra Kumar won the Battle of Tololing for India during the Kargil War and was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra. Fifteen years since his retirement in 2005, he recounts his fight for pension and how he feels betrayed by the system.
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Комментарии • 285

  • @RohanYadav-fj2mf
    @RohanYadav-fj2mf 5 лет назад +64

    Even my Bua faced the pension problem after death of my Uncle....She also faught the Court case in Bombay High court upto 6-7 years... She used to travel from Nashik to Mumbai for this entire zamela.... She is uneducated but she faught it like a Brave Lady.... 🙏

  • @kaminisharma8989
    @kaminisharma8989 5 лет назад +16

    Salute to soldier....And shame on government rules.

  • @mitalinarurkar490
    @mitalinarurkar490 5 лет назад +11

    This is such an embarrassment....thank u for the good work Quint

  • @GokulChandCreation
    @GokulChandCreation 5 лет назад +16

    india should give him pension immediately, India can't equalize for his effort
    with thr the only pension..

  • @vinayakdasaka4605
    @vinayakdasaka4605 4 года назад +13

    Dear Respected PM and Defence Minister. Please. Please resolve our soldiers plight.

  • @reetikasingh6804
    @reetikasingh6804 5 лет назад +40

    Soldiers and Farmers r used as pawns by d politicians in their games for power. Congress BJP same difference.

    • @si-fi7823
      @si-fi7823 4 года назад

      @@terrorist6928 chup bey ndtv,quit,bbc sach boltay hain

    • @terrorist6928
      @terrorist6928 4 года назад +2

      @@si-fi7823 I said it. I said it butthurt😂😎

    • @terrorist6928
      @terrorist6928 4 года назад +2

      @@si-fi7823 Islam is peaceful and all world is terrorist

  • @indianjatt1000
    @indianjatt1000 4 года назад +12

    My father was also from same regiment hariyana rajasthan ke jat aur rajput jawano ki regiment h rajputana rafiles.

  • @dkumar9053
    @dkumar9053 4 года назад +2

    Great gesture sir we proud of you

  • @assamvalley3554
    @assamvalley3554 5 лет назад +3

    Heart touching

  • @saurabhkaundal997
    @saurabhkaundal997 5 лет назад +1

    i really feel bad for him... jai hind sir...

  • @sarfarazahmedlarik
    @sarfarazahmedlarik 4 года назад +13

    Another Kargil vetran is in Trouble and is constable in Traffic police now...

  • @nitinkataria2382
    @nitinkataria2382 4 года назад +3

    Great warrior......respect.....

  • @southpaw8168
    @southpaw8168 4 года назад +3

    Goosebumps!

  • @dimpaywongchuk5075
    @dimpaywongchuk5075 3 года назад +2

    Shameless India, this is how this country treats its heroes. 😥

  • @gohiltejendra776
    @gohiltejendra776 4 года назад +1

    Digendar saab aap ko naman hai... you are great war hero

  • @PravinYadav-lz9up
    @PravinYadav-lz9up 5 лет назад

    हम आपके साथ है. जयहिंद

  • @susmitadeb7309
    @susmitadeb7309 5 лет назад

    I m stunned... shocked... I hope unko unka haq mile... Ni jaldi hi mile. N baki un sab army ya defense background walo ko bi Jo same ya related problem see guzar rhe hai. I salute him and everyone who is from defense background and making our country a safe place

  • @johnelkgrove6449
    @johnelkgrove6449 4 года назад +2

    Everyone who sacrificed for India including who died.jai jawan

  • @parmanand1654
    @parmanand1654 4 года назад +2

    Real worrier proud off you sir and love you💓💓

    • @parmanand1654
      @parmanand1654 3 года назад

      @Gulrez Rana कहना क्या चाहते हो भाई हिंदी में बोलो

  • @sguptamech
    @sguptamech 3 года назад +1

    Salute to you Sir !

  • @sksinghs
    @sksinghs 4 года назад +4

    Extremely sad to see the plight of super heroes of our mother land..shame on Indian Government..

  • @ijas07
    @ijas07 4 года назад +2

    What a shame for us Indians. Politicians talk loudly about Army and such heros are struggling for their pension.

  • @dmt_guru_gaming8099
    @dmt_guru_gaming8099 5 лет назад +1

    Great job ..

  • @prabhur9201
    @prabhur9201 4 года назад

    Please help this brave brother

  • @pradipdhullkotramatamansad309
    @pradipdhullkotramatamansad309 4 года назад +1

    Salute h sir aapko

  • @sahilbanawalikar8079
    @sahilbanawalikar8079 4 года назад +1

    Great salute to u sir ji 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @tastyhealthy5332
    @tastyhealthy5332 2 года назад

    amazing words desh ke liya jite aur desh ke liya marte he

  • @AmitKumar-hm5sz
    @AmitKumar-hm5sz 4 года назад +1

    Great Sir

  • @abhiksarkar3829
    @abhiksarkar3829 Год назад

    Really sad 😥 brave soldiers really suffering

  • @hunter5944
    @hunter5944 4 года назад +1

    Yar kitna bhola insan hai jai hind sir

  • @prankurmishra9652
    @prankurmishra9652 4 года назад +1

    We proud of you.sir

  • @abhinavkumar9905
    @abhinavkumar9905 2 года назад

    This is our India & Indian system

  • @ambertamang4579
    @ambertamang4579 4 года назад +1

    Same on system plz government of India plz do justice for him

  • @myindiafirst6389
    @myindiafirst6389 4 года назад +1

    U r great sir

  • @neelscooldude1
    @neelscooldude1 5 лет назад +32

    Quint must have searched very hard to find that one guy who would be ready to say something sensational and speak against the army.
    All of your subscribers would be shocked if quint comes up with a video appreciating the army for doing something nice

    • @subham841
      @subham841 4 года назад +6

      They are paid by isi.... i have seen many widows getting pension by indian army . Scholarships to their kids. This is only one side of the story.

    • @sadanandpoojari5811
      @sadanandpoojari5811 4 года назад +4

      @@subham841 OK so you want to say MVC winner is lying

    • @subham841
      @subham841 4 года назад +3

      @@sadanandpoojari5811 other half of the story is when you leave army by your choice or take premature retirement. you dont get pension. So stop bringing MVC . It is a gallantry award. Nothing has to do with this guy's little knowledge.

    • @meghnamehta7694
      @meghnamehta7694 2 года назад +2

      These personnel have a valid point.. They deserve one rank one pension. They have fought for the country, and deserve to be paid well for all their sacrifices.

    • @col.waltervonschonkopf69
      @col.waltervonschonkopf69 2 года назад +1

      You can't empathize even with a war hero who was made to run from pillar to post to get his pension, his due. You must have lost all your decency, man. And this is not one-odd case; there have been many such cases of official apathy and many such cases happen even now. Take off your blindfold and see the world for what it is: A place run by humans who aren't infallible.

  • @subhashchaudhary4565
    @subhashchaudhary4565 5 лет назад

    very brave soldiers

  • @sikander2520
    @sikander2520 4 года назад +2

    Hum ap k sath ha fogi sab.
    Tha real Hero

  • @dileeptrivedi1391
    @dileeptrivedi1391 5 лет назад +3

    It has not fare diagnosed clearly to such injustice. Kindly bring support to such problem.

  • @chintu2432
    @chintu2432 5 лет назад +22

    Will Arnab run a show now? Blaming pm ???

    • @ameyaulemale4033
      @ameyaulemale4033 5 лет назад +6

      Fuck No!!! He is a puppet of BJP

    • @dagarsden1
      @dagarsden1 4 года назад +1

      Bdk purana video daala hai congressi dalalo ne. Is video ko dekh kar sulag gai thi meri 2012 mei.

    • @terrorist6928
      @terrorist6928 4 года назад

      @@ameyaulemale4033 butthurt🍑🤢🤢🎉🎉

  • @asrarhazrami5603
    @asrarhazrami5603 5 лет назад +21

    Aise asli mudde kon uthayege yaar.??..Good work Quint.

  • @amitpandit3123
    @amitpandit3123 4 года назад +1

    Jai hind sir

  • @nitinsurya852
    @nitinsurya852 4 года назад

    Hats off to you ..and shame on this corrupted system....

    • @mindcreator8391
      @mindcreator8391 4 года назад

      abe one rank one pension pass ho gaya hain already.. jan k commnet likh

  • @vikyv9984
    @vikyv9984 3 года назад +1

    Sir aap bhut bade inspresion ho hum naye yuvaon ke liye. government ko sabhi jawano or retired jawano ke liye jitna acha Kr sakte h kijiye or unka hak dijiye. Jai bharat jai jawan jai kishan

  • @AbdullahWzr
    @AbdullahWzr 4 года назад +4

    The bitter truth is that a gun and an soldier is the same. Both are scrap when out of use. Humanity has no concept in war stories.
    See, you have no name other than Soldier.😥😥

  • @user-bz1jc5rn9y
    @user-bz1jc5rn9y 5 лет назад +1

    sar pure hindusthaan ko aap pr bohet bohet garv hai..aapne jo kiya wo History me bohet kam log kr pate hai..

  • @malaychangdar8579
    @malaychangdar8579 4 года назад

    Salute sir

  • @advocaterishabsahu53
    @advocaterishabsahu53 4 года назад

    Government to matlabi hain ek soldier ki problem kya hoti government kbhi nhi samaj skti jo desh k liye kuch krte wo desh he unke liye kuch nhi krta that's why india is incredible hain

  • @dhanaseelanm2969
    @dhanaseelanm2969 5 лет назад +33

    Shame on this Government

  • @kalpanayadav4008
    @kalpanayadav4008 4 года назад

    Jai hind sir 🇮🇳

  • @MukeshYadav-bg2iu
    @MukeshYadav-bg2iu 5 лет назад

    Sir aap jaise hero ko to sabkuch bin mange milna chahiye. Jai haind

  • @prafullyadav7104
    @prafullyadav7104 5 лет назад

    jai hind sir

  • @sanmanrane5444
    @sanmanrane5444 2 года назад

    Jaihind

  • @sandhyakumari6908
    @sandhyakumari6908 5 лет назад +20

    One rank one pension ka kya Hua? At least army k sath toh politicians imandari rakhe😥😥😣😣

  • @vikashsahu2444
    @vikashsahu2444 4 года назад

    I love indian army.

  • @AshishYadav-eg3jr
    @AshishYadav-eg3jr 4 года назад +1

    🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @yadvendraparmar1168
    @yadvendraparmar1168 5 лет назад

    Sahi bat hai bhai

  • @abdulrijwan1328
    @abdulrijwan1328 5 лет назад

    Shi hy sir aapki bat

  • @divyajain7678
    @divyajain7678 4 года назад

    May God resolve your issue soon....Vishwas rakhiye k apka pension pe pura haq h and apko milegi bhi

  • @devendrakumarvaishnav
    @devendrakumarvaishnav 5 лет назад

    JAi hind

  • @TravelContinue
    @TravelContinue 4 года назад +1

    ये उन सरकारी कर्मचारियों के लिये बहुत ही शर्मनाक है जो इन जैसे बहादुर जवानों की जिंदगी खराब कर रहे हैं और सुविधाओं से इन्हें वंचित रख रहें हैं

  • @TechnoMS-ez7si
    @TechnoMS-ez7si 3 года назад +2

    Salute to this brave solder. Sunke bada dukh hua ki aise brave comando ko pension ke liye ittne taklif uthane padte he😢😢😢

  • @ghanashyamsharma8399
    @ghanashyamsharma8399 5 лет назад

    Jai Hind....Q yeh sb. ...Govt. should help those retired soldiers...

  • @tushartatran3136
    @tushartatran3136 4 года назад

    Jai Hind

  • @khillugurjarkhillugurjar5819
    @khillugurjarkhillugurjar5819 4 года назад +1

    Jai hind

  • @hiteshgohel8056
    @hiteshgohel8056 4 года назад

    Jay hind sarji

  • @bittubesoya6894
    @bittubesoya6894 4 года назад

    Jai Hind🇮🇳

  • @deepakahir701
    @deepakahir701 4 года назад

    Very good Hindustani

  • @MukeshRane08
    @MukeshRane08 4 года назад +1

    People who are blindly blaming government and Army should understand first that there are complex rules and regulations regarding discharge and pension in armed forces, which civilians don't understand. Despite OROP, it's not as simple as you have same tenure and same rank so you get same pension.

  • @indiancitizen7316
    @indiancitizen7316 4 года назад

    jai hind saab

  • @deeptiagarwal3711
    @deeptiagarwal3711 5 лет назад

    Jai hind...

  • @pradipdhullkotramatamansad309
    @pradipdhullkotramatamansad309 4 года назад

    बड़े शरम की बात है ऐसे योद्धा को भी पेंसन के लिए धक्के खाने पड़े

  • @himanshurawat5616
    @himanshurawat5616 Год назад

    Ankho se ashu ahha gye

  • @sushantagnihotri823
    @sushantagnihotri823 5 лет назад

    Pranam

  • @lalithchoudhary2375
    @lalithchoudhary2375 3 года назад

    Ram ram

  • @arunrawat93
    @arunrawat93 5 лет назад

    Where is his home?

  • @kalpeshsharma2545
    @kalpeshsharma2545 5 лет назад +1

    भारत माता की जय।
    जय जवान।

    • @treeoftesu392
      @treeoftesu392 5 лет назад

      kalpesh Sharma जय जवान, जय किसान।

  • @vinaysharma-dp3mj
    @vinaysharma-dp3mj 4 года назад +1

    Sorry sir...you deserve alot

  • @debudas1175
    @debudas1175 4 года назад +1

    Salaam Saab... Prarthana karta hu...AAP ki pension aur benefits jald se jald resolve ho jaye.

  • @MohdAzam-te2ob
    @MohdAzam-te2ob 9 месяцев назад

    Sir aap ko mubrak ho aap hindastan ke hero he aur mahan ho sir aap jase badhur insan he too dash he Varna kuch nehe

  • @prakashsoni9499
    @prakashsoni9499 4 года назад

    Right

  • @ishfaqahmad-mt4kw
    @ishfaqahmad-mt4kw 4 года назад +1

    😭😭

  • @cryptovryptoroy5611
    @cryptovryptoroy5611 4 года назад +2

    Desh sudharna hai to......
    Politicians ki bharti ARMY Standards se honi chahiye...

  • @prasannakumarbehera6960
    @prasannakumarbehera6960 4 года назад

    Govt. Plz take care our kargil hero..

  • @bedantagoswami649
    @bedantagoswami649 3 года назад

    Guruji aap hain that s why we breathing

  • @krishnakumarready9174
    @krishnakumarready9174 2 года назад

    Soldiers join army to serve sacrifice save our country so that we all live in peace. Civilians join service to make illegal corrupt. Money and retire lavishly

  • @achinsharma7894
    @achinsharma7894 5 лет назад +1

    Shame on the bureaucracy and fuckin governments.....digender sir is a retired indian army soldier, where should he go now ....

  • @yashrajkhokrale3008
    @yashrajkhokrale3008 5 лет назад

    Jai jawan Jai kisan

  • @TheHimanshu0139
    @TheHimanshu0139 2 года назад

    No, atleast iss desh mein aisa nhi hona chahiye , he is d real hero, nd always a hero for new breed. Pension ke saath saath aise veer logon ko Govt. Of India ko sab kuch free dena chahiye at any cost. Chahe tax badhao , politition ko kam kro , kuch bhi kro pr atleast soilders ke saath ye nhi hona chahiye. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @saurabhgaur6880
    @saurabhgaur6880 4 года назад

    Shame on government who didn't fill our heroes requirement.

  • @sanjayrabarimybrotherganes7517
    @sanjayrabarimybrotherganes7517 4 года назад

    Jay hind

  • @abhishektyagi9138
    @abhishektyagi9138 4 года назад +1

    Shame on the system

  • @samshah-bk1qt
    @samshah-bk1qt 2 года назад

    Poor indian army, plz plz help him

  • @sagarshinde8305
    @sagarshinde8305 4 года назад +2

    Aisa behave karoge heroes ke sath toh Kon join karega army.kam see Kam unko respect toh milna chahiye

  • @ravisharma-tg3ur
    @ravisharma-tg3ur 4 года назад +5

    Netaao ki pension band kro jinko jrurat h unko Kuch ni dete ghatiyaa log

  • @kamleshchauhan7833
    @kamleshchauhan7833 4 года назад

    Bohut ache baat boli aapne ki Koi bhi allowance is desh se bda nahi hai.ham is desh k liye jeete hai or is desh k liye marte hai.jai hind bharat mata ki jai

  • @hayrictmg4925
    @hayrictmg4925 5 лет назад

    I m gorkhali we sending a many gorkha battalian to your country indian for the fighting and for to do higher name of gorkha battalian but when sw the loc movie and story of gorkha battalian I feel very proud of them n Indian battalian regiment but when i sw the this news i fill same our gorkha battalian fight for this how same .wow Indian system i think we nepali government to dismish to gorkha regiment to joind the Indian armies because Indian government can't give a pension to her own solders so the indian government give to pension to our gorkha battalian.

  • @TourDiary
    @TourDiary 3 года назад

    Mahaveer chakra vijeta has to fight for pension.. Shame on indian politicians

  • @kuldeeptiwari4363
    @kuldeeptiwari4363 Год назад

    You are the ideal for me.

  • @pardeeprajput4535
    @pardeeprajput4535 3 года назад

    Very bad Govt should see this
    He is our hero

  • @samarpanbkd3794
    @samarpanbkd3794 5 лет назад

    He should be given the pension