Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Modi government of lying on the one rank, one pension (OROP) issue and ‘ill-treating’ the family of a 'martyr'.
What the government offered was Pension Enhancement, not OROP, Mr. Gandhi said after meeting ex-servicemen to discuss issues related to OROP, including anomalies in the 7th Pay Commission.
Mr. Gandhi urged the government to apologise to the family of retired subedar Ram Kishan Grewal, who committed suicide over the OROP issue.
He said many Army veterans discussed issues in detail with him.
“I don't mind being detained. But I saw how a martyr's family was pulled out, abused and beaten up. This is not right. It isn't about money, it's about honour and justice”, he said.
“Once jai jawan, jai kisan was the slogan. But today huge benefits are being given to a handful of industrialists but soldiers are not being given their due”, he alleged.
Mr. Gandhi, who has been in the forefront of the protests after Grewal’s suicide, accussed the government of not “doing justice to soldiers who sacrifice their life for the country.”
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi addressing the media after meeting Army veterans in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: Sandeep Saxena
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