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Kejriwal supports army veterans, calls for implementation of OROP in its true spirit
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS) Extending solidarity to the agitating army veterans, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday asked the Centre to implement One Rank One Pension (OROP) for them in its "true spirit".
"The government notification is a farce because it is not in its true spirit. Please don't fool the veterans. Implement OROP as per its definition. They are not begging but asking for their rights. It is unfortunate that the country's soldiers are fighting for their rights on the streets," Kejriwal said while speaking to reporters at Jantar Mantar, the venue of the ex-servicemen's agitation.
The Chief Minister also tweeted his support for the ex-servicemen saying all their demands are "logical" and that the BJP-led Centre has been "unjust" to them. "Centre shud immediately accept their demands."
AAP MLAs Alka Lamba, Surender Singh and Devendra Sehrawat, and party spokesperson Raghav Chadha were also present with him.
The government had on November seven formally notified the OROP scheme for more than three million ex-servicemen and war widows, which the veterans rejected.
They contend that the notification does not include the demands for an annual equalisation of revised pension, for pegging the pension to the maximum of the current pensioners, and for appointing an expert commission with serving military personnel and ex-servicemen representatives.
Thousands of ex-servicemen have already returned their medals in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab in protest against "dilution" of OROP by the government.
Thousands of ex-servicemen have already returned their medals in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab in protest against "dilution" of OROP by the government.
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