Grant of NFU: The Govt betrays the Armed Forces along with its own General.

In the Additional Affidavit filed this morning at 10:21 AM, the Govt of India has denied Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) to the Armed Forces. The reason given: “significantly large Financial Implications.” Soldiers Are Expensive, Selfies Are Cheap:

₹6,000 crore/year on govt advertisements is “Jan Sampark”.

₹8,000 crore/year on freebies before every election is “Garib Kalyan”. But NFU for fauj is “significantly large Financial Implication”. A Colonel at 26 years service draws less than a Joint Secretary at 16 years. You gave NFU to every babu in 2008. You say it’s too costly for the man who guards Siachen at -40°C. Shame has no pension, but you gave it to bureaucracy. The Mischief of Dates and Benches: The Affidavit is dated 20 January 2026 but filed today , three months later at 10:21 AM. Why?

Because Hon’ble Justice JK Maheshwari retires end June 2026. Because elections must not be “adversely affected.” You time your betrayal better than you time your bullets. You play Bench-shopping with the Supreme Court and hide behind “financial implications” when it comes to men who never hid behind anything when bullets flew. This is not affidavit. Its deliberate harming

First Disability Pension now taxed Tax,

Now NFU:

First Govt withdrew IT exemption on disability pension that existed since 1922.

A man loses his leg in Uri, you tax his pension.

Now Govt denies NFU which all group A services enjoy except Def services.

When did the nation become too poor for its soldiers, but rich enough for central vista, statues, and 5-trillion-dollar ads? NFU Is Not Charity. It Is Parity. IAS, IPS, IFS get NFU if empanelled but not promoted due to lack of vacancy. They retire as Addl. Secretary without ever holding the post with pay, perks, pension. Army officer fights 30 years, commands troops, faces court martial for one mistake , retires as Colonel because boards are “restricted”. No NFU. No parity. No shame. You say “command is different”. Yes. Command means responsibility for 1000 lives. Babu’s file doesn’t bleed. If file-pushers get NFU for stagnation, why not the man stagnating in Dras? Significantly large Financial Implication” is a lie. Real figure for NFU to Armed Forces: ~₹1,800 crore/year. Govt advertisement budget: ₹6,200 crore/year. You chose PR over Paltan. Sad day for the Armed Forces?

Sad day for the Republic. Because a nation that finds soldiers costly will soon find surrender cheap.

Our FIGHT will continue in Court, in Public, in Conscience. We may lose benches. We will not lose honour.

If you share our feeling and support justice for Forces , please forward in all your circles.