image
Police, ex-servicemen demanding OROP scuffle at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS) Police on Friday had to scuffle with the ex-servicemen demonstrating for months for One Rank One Pension in the national capital's protest hub Jantar Mantar as they tried to clear the area and sanitize it ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on Aug 15.
Authorities tried to clear the area for security reasons ahead of the I-Day celebrations even as the ex-servicemen refused to move out.
The protesters, who had been living there for past many days in two tents on a relay hunger strike, said they would not move out till their demands were met.
Earlier, reports said Prime Minister Narendra Modi may announce implementation of the long pending One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme on August 15 when India celebrates its 68th Independence Day.
If implemented, the scheme will benefit about three million-strong ex-servicemen and war widows in the country.
Ex-servicemen have been agitating with the demand for long.
One Rank One Pension scheme seeks to ensure that a uniform pension is paid to defence personnel who retire at the same rank with the same length of service, irrespective of their date of retirement.
During a Lok Sabha election rally in early 2014 Modi had said, "If Atal Bihari Vajpayee had come to power in 2004 then the One Rank One Pension problem wouldn't have come up. He would have given retired defence officials and serving personnel the means to live with dignity."
Again while visiting Army jawans in Siachen on October 23, 2014, Modi had said, "The promise of OROP has been fulfilled. We want all our defence personnel to live with dignity."
But his promise remains unfulfilled so far.
Top Headlines
-
News
Operation Sindoor: NSA Ajit Doval meets PM Modi after overnight India-Pak military conflicts
May 10, 2025
-
News
Indian Army confirms destroying drones spotted over Khasa Cantt in Amritsar, shares video
May 10, 2025
-
News
Fresh Pakistani drones target Jammu, Samba and Pathankot; explosion heard in Pokhran
May 10, 2025
-
News
Pakistani drones sighted at 26 Indian locations, leave 3 injured in Punjab's Ferozepur
May 10, 2025
-
News
Operation Sindoor: BJP leader shares video of 'demolished' Jaish-e-Mohammad HQ in Pakistan
May 07, 2025
-
News
Ensure smooth functioning of essential services: Amit Shah tells states in security review meet after Operation Sindoor
May 07, 2025
-
News
Operation Sindoor focussed on dismantling terrorists' infrastructure: Foreign Secy Vikram Misri
May 07, 2025
-
News
Operation Sindoor: Who are Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh briefing the world?
May 07, 2025
-
News
India's water will be used for country's benefit: PM Modi on Indus Treaty suspension
May 07, 2025
-
News
PM Modi inaugurates Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala worth Rs. 8,800 crore
May 02, 2025