March On, Pension Warriors!

 

March On, Pension Warriors!

= B SAMAL =

General Secretary

Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers

Odisha State CoC, Bhubaneswar

You built this nation brick by brick,

Now they play a power trick.

Your sweat and labour fed the land,

Yet they strike with greedy hand.

The pension once came with respect,
Now your dignity they neglect.
Through new laws they twist the game,
And leave you lost without a name.

Sou motu rights—now cast away,
They choose who gains and who must pay.
Pay Commission’s words now bent,
Justice delayed is justice spent.

They set the date, they draw the line,
Create new class by cruel design.
A pensioner is now split in two,
A favoured few, and rest of you.

Revisions once were just and true,
Now they delay, divide, subdue.
The Finance Act in veiled disguise
Strikes at justice, truth, and ties.

No more divide in equal pay,
No class within a class, we say!
The Constitution still stands tall—
Equality and rights for all.

Can a nation so bold and vast
Forget its builders of the past?
Will silence greet this rising wrong,
Or will your voice grow loud and strong?

Rise again, with fire in chest,
Don’t let the rulers steal your rest.
You gave your youth, your days and nights,
Now claim your due, defend your rights!

Future retirees, hear the call—
This fight is yours, it’s one for all.
If today we fail to stand,
Tomorrow brings a trembling hand.

This is no plea, this is demand,
For justice now to take its stand.
Strike, protest, in every street—
Let thunder roll beneath their seat!

Not alms we seek, not favour’s grace,
But equal rights in every case.
Drop the Act that divides and mocks—
Or face the power of united blocks.

So march ahead, in one bold line,
Let courage rise and anger shine.
From post to port, from desk to mine—
Rise, O Pensioners! This is your time!

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