PIB Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at Halwara Airforce Station, in Punjab on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sought to assuage protesting military veterans against “diluted” notification of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme saying any issue relating to it can be taken up with the judicial committee set up by the government to make it “fool-proof.”
“I would like (to see) that the inputs, if any, are given to the committee,” Modi said while visiting military installations associated with the 1965 Indo-Pak war and interacting with the troops on the occasion of Diwali.
Several war veterans have returned their medals as part of their protest against “diluted” OROP.
He said his government was the first to have set up a committee along with the OROP notification to make the scheme “fool-proof”. Modi also said he wanted to see his “dream” of OROP implementation in a meaningful manner.
Attempt to burn medals
Jantar Mantar in Delhi was witness to high drama when two veterans tried to burn their medals in protest against the ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme announced by the government.
Amid slogans against the government, the two veterans, who had also sat on a hunger strike, tried to burn their medals before the glare of media cameras. However, others stopped them.
Later, the veterans, numbering around 50, marched towards Rashtrapati Bhavan in protest but were stopped by the Delhi Police at Rail Bhavan.
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