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@CMOMaharashtra @MTPHereToHelp MK marg, Kalanagar with vehicles blocking the roads. That too Maharashtra Govt cars!! Is it Govt car or fraud plate? Police investigation case too in addition to traffic blockage MH04LT1287

@Lt_Gen_DP_Vats @AmitShah Very happy to learn this development. Often the larger governance has noble intentions, but the weak and uninformed staff or babus create the disconnect.

I have gone and met The Hon’ble Minister Nirmla ji in person.She has assured me in person to be conveyed to all concerned that there is going to be no change in IT exemption on disability pension.Status quo will continue @AmitShah

@SamirKumarJha4 Very appropriate venue for such an event. Congratulations 👏👏

10th March; 🌟 Bharat Diamond Bourse - Proudly Hosted the 1st Edition of BIMSTEC's Future Leaders 🌟 We were honored to welcome the BIMSTEC Young Professionals Exchange Programme delegation at BDB! Mr. Anoop Mehta set the tone with an inspiring speech, highlighting India's diamond industry prowess & BIMSTEC's potential 🇮🇳💎 Distinguished young professionals from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Bhutan, Myanmar & Bangladesh explored one of the world's largest diamond trading centers, gaining insights into BDB's global role, India's leadership in gems & jewelry, and industry innovation 🚀 A big thank you to Dr. P. Anbalagan, Principal Secretary- Industry, Investment & Services Government of Maharashtra & Ministry of External Affairs for fostering regional partnerships & inspiring future leaders! 🙏 @Dev_Fadnavis @SecIndustry_GoM @MEAIndia @GJEPCIndia #BIMSTEC #YoungProfessionals #DiamondTrade #BharatDiamondBourse #IndiaDiamonds #RegionalCooperation #FutureLeaders

@AnilJoshiJoe196 @RuchiSinghTalks #KeepDisabilityPensionTaxFree @BJP4India @narendramodi @nsitharaman . FM madam pls see this actual fraud . And you call all those who get disability pension fraudsters ? They lost their limbs , careers and comfort . And you want to tax Disability pension of Armed Forces!shame

@RuchiSinghTalks #KeepDisabilityPensionTaxFree You are absolutely right. There is NO justification for taxing the hard earned disability pension of the soldiers,just to collect a revenue which is a fraction of nation’s budget in %terms.

Ideally, the pension of the Soldiers should be totally tax free. But, Then how would the govt give tax exemption to farmers who are mostly v v rich, whole Freebee gang, custom free million dollar cars to rich cricketer.. free canteen food to MP’s… #KeepDisabilityPensionTaxFree

@iamviveksri @AnilJoshiJoe196 @RuchiSinghTalks #KeepDisabilityPensionTaxFree @BJP4India @narendramodi @nsitharaman . FM madam pls see this actual fraud . And you call all those who get disability pension fraudsters ? They lost their limbs , careers and comfort . And you want to tax Disability pension of Armed Forces!shame

@AnilJoshiJoe196 @RuchiSinghTalks India is becoming wealthier. But should part of that wealth come from taxing disabled veterans? #KeepDisabilityPensionTaxFree

@MeghUpdates @himantabiswa #KeepDisabilityPensionTaxFree @BJP4India @narendramodi @nsitharaman . FM madam pls see this actual fraud . And you call all those who get disability pension fraudsters ? They lost their limbs , careers and comfort . And you want to tax Disability pension of Armed Forces!shame

The difference is clear. @himantabiswa stands for work for all people, while Congress works for a particular section. Empathy and compassion vs greed and selfishness.

@AnilJoshiJoe196 @MeghUpdates @himantabiswa #KeepDisabilityPensionTaxFree @BJP4India @narendramodi @nsitharaman . FM madam pls see this actual fraud . And you call all those who get disability pension fraudsters ? They lost their limbs , careers and comfort . And you want to tax Disability pension of Armed Forces!shame

@MeghUpdates @himantabiswa #KeepDisabilityPensionTaxFree @himantabiswa May I request Shri Himantabiswa Ji to urge Ms Nirmala Sitharaman Ji to withdraw the proposal for taxation on disability pension of soldiers.

@Moochikal @arpitayodapress Absolutely correct. This is the way it is handled. Opinions and narratives are created by lobbyists ignorant of war zone principles.

Not quite. Oceans are distributed among maritime nations, and their respective abilities, into Search and Rescue Regions. Of course, if a maritime nation needs additional assistance, it can seek so from neighbouring maritime nations. SL has an effective SAR orgn. It was one ship-well within their capabilities. Every SRR "talk" to each other. SL handled it all on their own as they could and did not need assistance. Thats the way Search and Rescue at sea is organised so that it is carried out efficiently. Everyone does not rush in. There is a method, at sea.

At least Sri Lanka rescued some of them, while we, after hosting them, did nothing, just let them die 😡😞 This is going to come back to haunt us.

@gauravcsawant @nsitharaman Very correct. It's a compensation for the fearless service to the nation. Not any favour.

Soldiers disabled in wars now will have to pay tax on their disability pension. In the autumn of their lives expenses are even higher, veterans tell me at Noida Shaheed Smarak reaching out to finance minister @nsitharaman to Not tax disability pension youtube.com/watch?v=W0M6-m…

@gen_arun @NTR_NationFirst @KartiPC Instead of sorting out the culprits who misused tax benefits, the government has sorted out the actual soldiers who are entitled to this compensation for getting injured on the battlefield. What an irony of misunderstanding the issue of army disability.

@NTR_NationFirst @KartiPC #NoTaxOnDisability. Thx

Thank you @KartiPC for raising in Parliament the critical issue of income tax exemption on disability pensions. Your intervention has given hope and reassurance to thousands of disabled soldiers. Your stand for this cause reflects responsibility, and deep respect for the Armed Forces. I thank you personally and on behalf of the entire veteran community. @PMOIndia @rajnathsingh @nsitharaman @adgpi #DisabledSoldiers #DisabilityPension #VeteransRights #StopDiscrimination #RespectCourtOrders #HonorTheUniform #NoTaxOnDisability

@AnumaVidisha @IndiaToday @Jairam_Ramesh @Pawankhera Instead of sorting out the culprits who misused tax benefits, the government has sorted out the actual soldiers who are entitled to this compensation for getting injured on the battlefield. What an irony of misunderstanding the issue of army disability.

सैन्यकर्मियों की आवाज़ें लगातार बुलंद हो रही हैं, लेकिन मीडिया का बड़ा हिस्सा कोमा में होने के कारण उठा नहीं पा रहा है. पूरे देश के हर राज्य को, हर वर्ग को दो-दो भागों में तोड़ने वाली मोदी सरकार ने सेना के डिसएबल्ड पेन्शनर्स को भी दो हिस्सों में बांट दिया है: 1️⃣ वे जो घायल होने या injury के बाद service से बाहर किए गए, उन्हें disability pension पर कोई tax नहीं देना होगा. 2️⃣लेकिन वे जो सेना में service continue करते रहे, उनकी disability pension पर सरकार ने tax लगा दिया है. 2026-27 के बजट में देश की सेनाओं के प्रति वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण की स्पष्ट असंवेदनशीलता दिखाने वाले इस मुद्दे पर चैनल्स में डिबेट तो होना नहीं थे, लेकिन भला हो @IndiaToday का, जिसने कम से कम पूर्व सेनाध्यक्ष जनरल वेद प्रकाश मलिक से इस पर बात की और जनरल वेद मलिक ने अपना पक्ष बेखौफ होकर रखा. सुनिये ये बातचीत : प्रीति - जनरल मलिक, सरकार का तर्क है कि कुछ सेना के लोगों द्वारा disability pension का दुरुपयोग हुआ है, इसलिए यह फैसला लिया गया. क्या ऐसे दुरुपयोग के कोई उदाहरण दिए गए हैं? जनरल मलिक - अब तक कोई उदाहरण नहीं दिया गया है. और अगर कहीं misuse हुआ भी है, तो उसे ठीक करना आर्मी हेडक्वार्टर्स, सर्विस मुख्यालयों और मेडिकल अथॉरिटीज़ का काम है. यह फैसला किसी bureaucrat को नहीं लेना चाहिए. किसी सैनिक को सर्विस जारी रखने या बोर्ड आउट करने का निर्णय मेडिकल बोर्ड करता है, न कि रक्षा मंत्रालय या वित्त मंत्रालय. प्रीति - सर, सरकार का कहना है कि इससे पेंशन बिल कम होगा. आप इसे कैसे देखते हैं? जनरल वीपी मलिक: आज हम लगभग 1.71 लाख करोड़ रुपये पेन्शंस पर खर्च कर रहे हैं. इस फैसले से कितना पैसा बचेगा, यह स्पष्ट नहीं है. लेकिन इससे सैनिकों की गरिमा और मनोबल पर चोट जरूर लगी है. बिना ठोस और न्यायसंगत स्पष्टीकरण के ऐसा कदम उठाना पूरी तरह न्यायविहीन है. प्रीति - Armed Forces की ethos हमेशा इस भरोसे पर रही है कि देश के लिए जान जोखिम में डालने वालों का ख्याल रखा जाएगा. क्या इस फैसले से वह भरोसा कमजोर हुआ है? जनरल वीपी मलिक: हाँ, बिल्कुल. सैनिक अपना कर्तव्य पूरी निष्ठा से निभाता है और सेवा के दौरान अपनी जान जोखिम में डालता है. लेकिन जो सैनिक injury के बावजूद पूरी सेवा अवधि तक काम करता है, retirement के बाद उसी की disability pension पर टैक्स लगाना गलत है. इससे उस अधिकारी या जवान की डिग्निटी पर बड़ा असर पड़ता है, जिसने अंत तक सेवा की है. मुझे इस निर्णय के पीछे का तर्क समझ में नहीं आता और यह पूरी तरह अनुचित और अन्यायपूर्ण है.” अब यह बात लोगों को भी समझना होगी कि BJP राष्ट्र और सेना को अपने अंगूठे के नीचे दबा कर सिर्फ “सत्ताग्रह” करती आई है.

@ExpressPune Instead of sorting out the culprits who misused tax benefits, the government has sorted out the actual soldiers who are entitled to this compensation for getting injured on the battlefield. What an irony of misunderstanding the issue of army disability.

Why a Budget proposal to roll back a century-old tax exemption has sparked anger among military veterans ✍️ Sunanda Mehta indianexpress.com/article/explai…

A disability allowance isn’t "income", it’s restitution. It’s the nation’s way of supporting a soldier who gave their health for our safety. You don’t tax a sacrifice. Let’s protect the dignity of our veterans.

@bsdhanoa A disability allowance isn’t "income", it’s restitution. It’s the nation’s way of supporting a soldier who gave their health for our safety. You don’t tax a sacrifice. Let’s protect the dignity of our veterans.

Long but interesting discussion. I have contributed my two bits as well. Watch if you have the time and inclination. Otherwise Jai Hind and cheers.

@bsdhanoa Disability pension of soldiers was exempt since 1922. Imagine the home budget of senior and super senior disabled ex servicemen slashed by 25% in one stroke. They are not at employable age. No way to offset this hit. Sad @PMOIndia @rajnathsingh #revoke_it_disabilitypension

Two soldiers. One blast. One country. But two tax rules. Havaldar Rajesh Kumar served the Army for 28 years, carrying a war-time injury and 60% hearing loss till retirement. His comrade, Naik Sanjeev Singh, injured in the same IED attack, was invalided out earlier. Under the Finance Bill 2026, one soldier’s disability pension remains tax-free. The other’s doesn’t. Same injury. Same sacrifice. Different taxation. This isn’t tax reform, it’s moral gymnastics. Disability pension is not a reward for leaving service early, nor a penalty for completing it. It exists because the State accepts responsibility for injuries caused in uniform. By taxing soldiers who endured their wounds and still served on, the government isn’t just changing a rule, it’s redefining fairness, and not in a good way. A nation that counts revenue before responsibility should pause and ask: Is this really the balance we want to strike with those who bore the blast for us? @RahulGandhi @Jairam_Ramesh @kharge @priyankagandhi @kcvenugopalmp @INCIndia

@MMRDAOfficial @CMOMaharashtra @MumbaiMetro01 , E blk, BKC next to Jetwan and BKC Metro stn. Hope got revenue for this hoarding in the mmrda zone unless the contractor has taken it 😆

@lsob_ @BDUTT @nsitharaman Make political donations tax free.. don't tax parliamentarians, don't tax 96% of the country being poor !! But @nsitharaman staff finds ways to sort out soldiers & easy targets being disciplined. Milching cows for all national problems. 😂

@BDUTT @nsitharaman There should be no exemption on IT. Paying full IT should be seen as something to be proud of. The veterans/disabled could be provided with an extra allowance on their pensions based on set criteria.

Why are we not more upset over removal of tax exemptions to those disabled soldiers who retire after serving a full tenure? Not just do the new rules create two classes of conflict- wounded; they add insult to injury, quite literally. @nsitharaman will review this, I do hope

@NeoSimple007 @IndiaToday A friendly suggestion. Go and see the ground realities on borders and how soldiers operate there. If this is implemented troops will be soldiering but will come to work for 8/9 hrs a day like in corporate. Defence of the country and borders would be outsourced..

@IndiaToday why other salaried people should be taxed and military should be exempted. Looks like military isnt there to serve the nation, nut the nation is there to serve the military.

Veterans slam tax on disability pension The proposed tax on disabled soldiers is wrong. These soldiers continued their service even after getting injured, completed their tenure, and now suffer lifelong health problems because of those injuries. Taxing their disability pension is unjust: Col RL Bhanot (R)speaks to @gauravcsawant

@IndiaToday @PMOIndia @FinMinIndia @narendramodi @AmitShah @nsitharaman @DefenceMinIndia @republic @CNNnews18 @IndianArmy #disabilitypegovt is telling soldiers not to get injured in war and remain safe! Sending dangerous signal that govt has not even spared retd soldiers. Knee jerk action