AAP hits out at BJP over OROP scheme

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not fulfilling its electoral promise of the implementation of one-rank-one-pension (OROP) scheme.

“Even after one year of the Narendra Modi government, ex-servicemen continue to be disappointed as the government has failed to implement the OROP mechanism for them. The scheme is currently shuttling between the Ministries of Finance and <g data-gr-id="10">Defence,</g> after several issues were raised against it,” said Dilip Pandey, an AAP leader. The party said OROP is the right of Army personnel.