THE OROP STRUGGLE AT THE FINAL STAGE-

A final solution to the ‘One Rank One Pension’ row remained out of reach despite hectic back channel talks, as the protesting ex-servicemen today rejected government's formula saying an attempt was being made to “short-change” them.

“The government is hell bent on short-changing. There are only three points of contention," a source here said.

Sources said the government wants 2011 to be the base year, besides no 3 per cent annual increase. The government also wants payment to begin from April 1, 2015 as against the agreed date of April 1, 2014.

OROP: Veterans dismiss govt proposal, deadlock on 3 points

New Delhi, August 26

Ex-servicemen demanding implementation of the ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme during their agitation that entered 73rd day at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal 

Talks between the government and representatives of the retired veterans of the forces to break the One Rank One Pension (OROP) impasse remained inconclusive tonight. “The agitation will continue as it is,” Major General Satbir Singh (retd) of Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement said after the talks.

Late in the evening, a group of retired soldiers met Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag. The veterans refused to make public the content of the talks and the offer, if any, made by the government to call off the agitation. 

SOI' sANJHA MORCHA.