Anna Hazare to join protest at Jantar Mantar for OROP

July 08, 2015 21:46

Social activist Anna Hazare will soon join the ongoing relay hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here in support of 'One Rank One Pension', a group of protesting ex-servicemen today said.

Hazare has already expressed his support to the long-pending OROP scheme, saying it is a "fair demand".

"Anna Hazare has written to Prime Minister and others. He has also assured that he will be joining the relay hunger strike on Jantar Mantar shortly," Col (Retd) Anil Kaul, media advisor to United Front of Ex-Servicemen (UFESM) said.

Peeved at not being able to meet Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar this week, he said that UFESM has decided not to request for meeting with anyone.

"The onus of any further meeting lies with the establishment," he said.

The Modi government has said it is committed to OROP, a key promise made during the Lok Sabha polls. It has, however, not implemented it till now. Also, there has been no official word on why the scheme is getting delayed.

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