Senior advocate Vivek Tankha, appearing for Indian Ex-servicemen Movement (IESM), said that he was ready to argue on both maintainability and merits of the petition
He adds that demands related to OROP have been fulfilled up to certain extent
OROP for retired armed forces personnel was announced on September 5, 2015
Defence Minister says problems faced by remaining 5% cent will be resolved in next two months
He also urged the centre to implement the OROP meaningfully and respect the former soldiers who had given their lives for the country
"Narendra Modiji you should stop lying and work to implement OROP," Rahul Gandhi said.
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Parrikar's remarks came after a controversy broke over the suicide of Ram Kishan Grewal, a retired Subedar
Parrikar remarks came after a political controversy erupted in Delhi on Wednesday over suicide of retired Subedar Ram Kishan Grewal
Parrikar says OROP scheme was hanging in fire since the 1970s and no past government did much to resolve the issue
Judicial committee had held hearings at around 20 cities and towns across the country and interacted with cross sections of ex-servicemen as well as their association
Jaitley was responding in Rajya Sabha to a question about the definition of OROP by Biju Janata Dal member Anubhav Mohanty
Parrikar tweeted that pensioners can expect cent per cent compliance by May end
More than two-thirds of the ex-servicemen have now been paid the OROP arrears.
He has been alleged for financial irregularities committed in an organisation for defence veterans and their widows.
The over 8 lakh-strong paramilitary forces are deployed to guard various Indian borders and carry out a variety of internal security duties