EX-SERVICEMEN ON WARPATH : BLOCK HIGHWAY OVER OROP
Tribune News Service - Bathinda, July 8
Traffic
on the Bathinda-Chandigarh highway was hit as ex-servicemen today
blocked the highway outside the cantonment area here demanding the
implementation of the ‘one rank, one pension’ (OROP) policy. The highway
remained closed for more than two hours.
As
the number of stranded vehicles increased, the district administration
diverted these from Bucho towards Nathana and other villages.Around 2,000 ex-servicemen from across the state participated in the protest.On seeing the large number of protesters, Army officials closed all gates leading to the cantonment.
Protest by Ex-servicemen in Batinda.
SOI. ESM wELFARE
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