Behl said that the armed forces veterans are fed up with the repeated assurance of the Government on OROP and are now united in their demand.
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Hazare, who today joined the protest over non-implementation of the OROP scheme at the Jantar Mantar here, said that he would not give up till the government accepts the demand. “It should be done in a non-violent manner”, Anna Hazare said.
Hazare has already announced launching an indefinite fast on October 2 in Delhi over the Land Bill and to press for OROP.
Joining the protest, Hazare said, “It is because of the soldiers, civil persons can sleep in relief”.
He additionally attacked the Narendra Modi authorities, saying many guarantees have been made on ending corruption however nothing had occurred.
“We nonetheless have two months left, and I will journey throughout the nation to hunt individuals’s help”, he added.
Hazare will be attending an event where widows and mothers of martyred defence personnel will be honoured in a function tomorrow to mark the “Kargil Vijay Diwas” following which he is scheduled to meet the Delhi CM at the new Maharashtra Sadan at 8 PM. The social activist had also written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to implement the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme as soon as possible, failing which he will launch a countrywide agitation on the issue. “Making hollow announcements for their welfare and actually implementing them are different things.In a democracy, the government should listen to woes of the people and redress them”.
Highlighting the plight, Hazare said that while a politicians make around Rs 50,000 a month, a soldier ” s widow get a mere Rs 3,500-4,500 as pension.
Retired Major A.K. Singh, who needed to have his leg amputated after being injured within the 1999 Kargil battle, led the occasion. “We have been waiting patiently for a long time, now we will come on the streets”, said an ex serviceman.
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The OROP scheme is 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.
