Rajeev first raised the issue of brutal torture, killing and mutilation of the bodies of Capt. Saurabh Kalia and five other soldiers during the Kargil War in 1999 in Parliament, and then followed it up with several letters to the Defence Minister and External Affairs Minister, urging the Government More...

Rajeev first raised the issue of brutal torture, killing and mutilation of the bodies of Capt. Saurabh Kalia and five other soldiers during the Kargil War in 1999 in Parliament, and then followed it up with several letters to the Defence Minister and External Affairs Minister, urging the Government to take up the issue with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to declare this brutal act as a war crime, to seek justice for the Indian martyrs. Rajeev along with Flags of Honour Foundation and Capt. Kalia’s father Dr N. K. Kalia, filed a petition with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on 07 December, 2012, against war crimes and the torture inflicted on Capt. Saurabh Kalia and the five jawans by Pakistani forces during the Kargil War in 1999. The petition was filed on 7 December 2012, The UNHRC petition highlighted the issue and it received wide spread support from citizens across the country. Read Letter

Over the past nine years Rajeev had pursued the demand for a National Military Memorial through numerous letters and Questions in Parliament to successive Defence Ministers. On 7 October 2015 the Union Cabinet in a meeting Chaired by the Prime Minister approved construction of a National War/MilitaryMore...

Over the past nine years Rajeev had pursued the demand for a National Military Memorial through numerous letters and Questions in Parliament to successive Defence Ministers. On 7 October 2015 the Union Cabinet in a meeting Chaired by the Prime Minister approved construction of a National War/Military Memorial in New Delhi. View Details

Rajeev suggested that lateral placements of Veterans would meet the twin objectives of placing skilled, dedicated and professional men and women to government organizations, and reducing the pension bill and costs to the government. For years, Rajeev advocated re-skilling and absorption of armed forMore...

Rajeev suggested that lateral placements of Veterans would meet the twin objectives of placing skilled, dedicated and professional men and women to government organizations, and reducing the pension bill and costs to the government. For years, Rajeev advocated re-skilling and absorption of armed forces personnel into lateral institutions of government in the state or central administration. He has maintained that this is a good alternative to early retirees of our armed forces personnel. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he would examine induction of retired army jawans into the nation's paramilitary and Central Armed Police Forces.

Rajeev announced Rs 5 Lakh reward for information on vandals who desecrated Amar Jawan Memorial in Mumbai. The memorial was erected to honour Sepoy Sayyed Hussein and Sepoy Mangal Gadiya, who were martyred during the mutiny of 1857 against British rule. Maintaining that the people who vandalised theMore...

Rajeev announced Rs 5 Lakh reward for information on vandals who desecrated Amar Jawan Memorial in Mumbai. The memorial was erected to honour Sepoy Sayyed Hussein and Sepoy Mangal Gadiya, who were martyred during the mutiny of 1857 against British rule. Maintaining that the people who vandalised the memorial do not belong to any faith or religion, Rajeev had pushed for the perpetrators to be apprehended at the earliest and brought to justice. On 12 September 2016, Rajeev handed over a cheque to then Mumbai Police Commissioner, Dr Satyapal Singh and urged him to hand over the reward money to the police team responsible for the investigations and arrest of the vandals. Read Letter Read Read