OROP: VK Singh to mediate between govt & ex-servicemen
3 Dec 2015 8:47 PM IST
Former Army chief and Union Minister Gen (Retd) VK Singh has been appointed as a mediator between government and protesting ex-servicemen over ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme, the agitators said on Wednesday as they decided to hold an ‘Aakrosh’ rally at Jantar Mantar on December 13.
As their protest entered 168th today, the war veterans are also contemplating on whether to exercise legal option to fight the government on the OROP issue.
The protesting veterans claimed that they met with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar last night and together they have decided to appoint Gen (Retd) V K Singh as a mediator.
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