Don’t return awards, raise issues with Commission on OROP: MP

Independent MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who had negotiated between the government and ex-servicemen over OROP, on Tuesday urged the veterans not to return their medals and asked them to engage with the one-man commission set up for the redressal of the remaining matters. He acknowledged that certain issues in the ‘One Rank, One Pension’ remain “contentious” and asked the ex-servicemen to keep faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which he described as “without doubt one of the most pro-forces and pro-veteran governments” in the country’s history.