No confirmation on meeting with Parrikar: Ex-servicemen
As protests over delay in the implementation of the promised ‘One Rank, One Pension’ scheme continued for the 23rd day in the national capital with a relay hunger-strike by 75 ex-servicemen on Tuesday, an expected meeting with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was yet to materialise.
“Our strike has entered the 23rd day today (Tuesday). We are expecting an appointment with Manohar Parrikar today or tomorrow… but nothing has been confirmed yet. We don’t know what to do, but our strike will continue (till then),” Group Captain V.K. Gandhi (retd), Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement general secretary, told IANS.
Parrikar had last week called the protesting ex-servicemen and told them that the file on the ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme had come back from the union finance ministry.
The minister had said complications around implementation of the OROP scheme have been sorted out now. However, no date for the implementation of the scheme was given.
The ex-servicemen are demanding that the central government give them a definite date for OROP implementation. The veterans started their protest in the national capital on June 14, and began a relay hunger strike from June 15.
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What does the statement that file has been returned by Finance Ministry to Defence Ministry and complications resolved mean? If every thing has been resolved, are we waiting for some auspicious date and time to announce implementation orders? The current leadership has already lost the good will of ESMs and more delay is not going to help any body’s cause.
Base is slippiry, we have to dig our heels are to nuleefy the slippery effect.Jai Hind all my fellow friends. Jai jawan – Jai kishan.