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| Don't read too much: Antony on Defence forces' pay issue | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Oct 1: Seeking to play down the controversy generated by the refusal by Defence Services Chiefs to implement the Pay Commission scales, Defenc
e Minister A K Antony on Wednesday asked the media not to "read too much" into the issue.
He said the Services chiefs had "noted some problems and anomalies" in the government order on pay hike which was "natural" and the issue was being examined at an appropriate level.
"There is no difference between the government and the Services, because they are also part of the government. Don't read too much," Antony told reporters here on the sidelines of the Defence Accounts Day function here.
His comment came in the wake of a signal by the Army and Naval headquarters to their 1.5 million personnel on the "anomalies" in the Pay Commission, asking them to "be patient in the larger interest of the Services."
This was seen as an act of defiance of the Cabinet decision to implement revised pay scales from September 1, after which Antony was reported to have expressed his displeasure to the Services Chiefs.
Pointing out that Cabinet had taken a decision to implement the Pay Commission report after amendments, Antony said afterwards, "the Services chiefs noted some of the problems and anomalies, specifically regarding the Defence forces, which is but natural." |
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