Two days after, Major Vasant Jadhav (retd), put his life in peril once again, by defusing a live bomb in Dadar, and yet, what has the country done for him? Failed to honour him for his acts of valour.
Decades have passed but his services have gone unsung, despite his numerous appeals to the authorities, and now, the retired major, 76, has embarked on a hunger strike at the very spot where he had helped avert disaster 31 years ago, demanding the recognition he justly deserves.
Commemorating the 31st anniversary of the act on Thursday, Jadhav sat at the exact spot where the scooter with bomb was parked, under a hoarding and distributed pamphlets to passersby, expressing the wish that someday, he would receive his fair share of recognition for his courageous act.
Jadhav had retired from the Army two months before the bomb blasts and had joined the bomb squad governed by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. Since he was no longer an Army officer, he was not eligible for the Sena Medal. Therefore, the ministry of Civil Aviation recommended him for the President's Police Medal for Gallantry.
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