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Unhappy with the lowering of parity in payscales in comparison with the bureaucracy and paramilitary forces, the armed forces have drawn Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s attention to the issue rising from the Sixth Pay Coommission’s recommendations.

The Sindhi today writes “The Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman and Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta met the prime minister Thursday and discussed the issue with him.

‘Admiral Mehta has gone to the prime minister to brief him about his recent visit to Japan and South Korea and seized the opportunity to draw his attention to the erosion of parity between the armed forces officers and their civilian and paramilitary counterparts,’ a senior official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.