Chandigarh, January 29 (The Tribune News Service)
(Source- The Tribune)
Ex-servicemen from Punjab
will join veterans from other
parts of the country at a rally
to be held at Jantar Mantar,
New Delhi, in protest
against the non-implementation
of the promised the
“one rank, one pension”
(OROP) formula.
Addressing mediapersons
here today, a section of exservicemen
flayed the government’s
alleged apathetic
attitude towards the
cause of serving and retired
armed forces personnel.
Brig KS Kahlon (retd), president
of the Punjab chapter of
the All-India Ex-Servicemen’s
Brotherhood, said
about 5,000 ex-servicemen
from various parts of the state
would participate in the
“maha rally” scheduled to be
held in Delhi on February 1.
He said the shortage of
manpower in the armed
forces had adversely affected
the national security. It
also led to increased stress
and workload on soldiers.
The government had failed
to address the situation and
meet aspirations of those in
uniform, he alleged.
Terming it as the betrayal
of ex-Servicemen, Brig Harwant
Singh (retd) said
despite the OROP having
been announced on the
floor of Parliament and the
Prime Minister personally
assuring its implementation
several times, lame
excuses were being extended
to justify the delay.
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