Saturday, 30 May 2015
After PM Narendra Modi’s assurance on ‘one rank, one pension’, ex-servicemen want firm timeline
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assurance on the issue of roll-out of "one rank, one pension" scheme on Sunday was met with skepticism with ex-servicemen seeking a firm timeline and the Congress saying he has further compounded the problem by saying it was a "complex issue".Though Modi vowed to address the "vexed" OROP issue in his monthly "Mann Ki Baat" programme on radio and said he should be given some time, the miffed ex-servicemen also appeared to be in no mood to call off their planned protest on June 14 over the delay in its implementation.
"Assurance without a firm date does not really satisfy the ex-servicemen community. What we are looking for is a date? Assurance has never been in doubt. We are wanting to know when. We are not looking for "khairaat" (doles). We are looking for sense of justice for our due demand," Lt Gen (retd) Raj Kadyan said.
