Veterans to boycott golden jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak War over OROP

June 22, 2015 10:46

The government's stand off with ex-servicemen over the grant of One Rank One Pension is set to turn uglier. Ex-servicemen have now decided to boycott the golden jubilee celebrations of the 1965 war with Pakistan. Ex-servicemen have been on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar since June 14 demanding the grant of One Rank One Pension promised by the NDA government.

Ex-servicemen have threatened to boycott all government functions including Independence Day at-home on August 15 and a felicitation of 1965 War Veterans by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in September, unless OROP is granted. There will be no Ex-Servicemen contingent at the Republic Day parade on January 26, 2016, they have warned.

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