New Delhi, Feb 15: Demanding implementation of One Rank One Pension rule (OROP), ex-servicemen will continue with their protest and will return more gallantry medals on February 21.
"We once again appeal to the government to immediately implement OROP otherwise more of our brothers will come out and return the medals," Vice Chairman of Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) Maj Gen (retd) Satbir Singh said.
Expressing his anguish over the government for not responding to the return of medals by the veterans on February 8, he said, "This shows government's apathetic attitude towards the armed forces and we will intensify our movement till the time government meet our demands."
Singh said that ESM has written letters to both President Pratibha Patil and Defence Minister A K Antony informing them about the future course of action to be taken by the veterans.
On February 8, IESM held a protest rally at Jantar mantar here where over 300 former officers and Jawans returned their gallantry awards.
Similarly placed retired officers (with the same rank and number of years in service) receive different amounts as pension with central pay commissions increasing the pay of armed forces personnel every 10 years. This increases the gap between the pensions received by those who retired before the implementation of the respective commissions.
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