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“This is nothing but an insult to the freedom fighters because the same level of pension and respect is being accorded to those jailed during the Emergency,” said Mr.
Vikhe Patil. “We have set up some guidelines for this disbursements which will be revealed in the due course,” Mr Patil said. more-inMumbai: The State government on Wednesday announced a special ?10,000 pension for those who went to jail during Emergency. Former Congress Minister and senior leader R.
Vikhe Patil said BJP has no history of its own for fighting the British, by giving pension to those jailed during Emergency it is trying to create a past of its own. “This is just a political move, what happened to the home promised to the families of the freedom fighters,” asked Congress leader Sachin Sawant..