OROP notification: Major General (retd) Satbir Singh, leader of the protesting veterans, claimed a case will be filed by Jethmalani on OROP demand in the Supreme Court in next 3-4 days and he will not charge any fee. He said four more cases have been filed in the armed forces tribunal. “These cases pertain to rulings for jawans, war widows, arrears since 2006, payments for honorary ranks, rounding off of disability pension, and payments of reservists,” he said. The veterans’ protest at Jantar Mantar entered its 320th day today.
Protesting ex-servicemen tonight suspended their 320-day-old agitation for complete implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) as senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani assured them of leading their legal battle in the apex court. (PTI)
“Now that we have suspended the agitation, we believe that Parrikar will now keep his promises made to us,” said Col (retd) Anil Kaul, spokesperson of the ex-servicemen movement. (PTI)
NEW DELHI: Protesting ex-servicemen suspended their 320-day-old agitation for complete implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) on Friday as senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani assured them of leading their legal battle in the apex court. “The indefinite relay fast has been suspended now as we will be taking the legal recourse. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar had said that proverbial gun was been held to the head of the government by virtue of our presence at Jantar Mantar.
“Now that we have suspended the agitation, we believe that Parrikar will now keep his promises made to us,” said Col (retd) Anil Kaul, spokesperson of the ex-servicemen movement. Addressing armed forces veterans staging protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital, Jethmalani said he would fight their case in the Supreme Court. “I am 93-year-old and I can die any day but I assure you that it will not happen before I get you justice from the Supreme Court,” Jethmalani said.
Major General (retd) Satbir Singh, leader of the protesting veterans, claimed a case will be filed by Jethmalani on OROP demand in the Supreme Court in next 3-4 days and he will not charge any fee.He said four more cases have been filed in the armed forces tribunal. “These cases pertain to rulings for jawans, war widows, arrears since 2006, payments for honorary ranks, rounding off of disability pension, and payments of reservists,” he said.The veterans’ protest at Jantar Mantar entered its 320th day today. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had in September last year announced implementation of the long delayed OROP for ex-servicemen but the veterans have been continuing with their protest demanding “complete” implementation of the scheme.
(Source- Sanjha Morcha blog)
Bitter battle it was for the OROP with our own government. Over the last 270 days they showed their insensitiveness and foot dragging. The bureaucracy kept these politicians under their thumb and the government ungracefully went on its knees. With this last ditch attempt taking the matters to the SC through an eminent lawyer matters will get settled and the true face of the government will be exposed. The Nero Modi can't fiddle all by himself in his dreams forever. He will meet his Waterloo in 2019 for sure. Jai Hind.
ReplyDeleteVictory is ours
ReplyDeleteDue to your negative attitude some bankers have looted orop arrears. Now it is impossible to get in near future.
ReplyDeleteMANOHAR AM Sir,
ReplyDeleteTruth has been scanned by you in your comment. We can now hope that the SC will help the veterans snatch their long pending due from indifferent got.
I feel, we can wait for the commission report, matter of 2 months. or at least press for its immediate report.
ReplyDeleteGovt took 30+ years for some fiction o r o p.How many years will court take with repeated appeals of objections by govt?
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