Veterans to take OROP fight to Supreme Court

February 06, 2016 12:32

The Indian ex-servicemen movement has decided to take the Narendra Modi government to court for what they claim is a non-implementation of the 'one rank one pension' as agreed by the ministry of defence.

The veterans want the government to implement OROP as approved by the Koshiyari Committee of Parliament. The veterans have roped in experienced lawyer Ram Jethmalani to fight their case in the Supreme Court.

A group of veterans led by Major General (retd) Satbir Singh have been agitating for OROP implementation for the past 238 days at Jantar Mantar.

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