Veterans on the Rally .
The rally was
attended by more than 8000 ex-servicemen from sepoys to Generals and more than
100 families. Veterans' of all three services recorded their
IESM delgates met our Defence Minister.
Raksha Mantri
welcomed all ESM and their families and explained that he was convinced that OROP is a
genuine demand of Armed Forces/ex-servicemen and must be given. He further expressed that he has gone into
all nuances and finer points of OROP and has understood the OROP and genesis of
OROP. He stated that he
has over-ruled the objections of MOD that if OROP is given to Armed Forces
other services will also demand it. He confirmed that Armed Forces pension
should be called Mil Pension and hence other services are not entitled for it.
He appreciated that service conditions of Armed Forces are very difficult and
they need more compassion from the nation and the Government.
presence and
demanded early
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