A day after the Union Cupboard permitted the revision of the One Rank One Pension scheme for the Indian Military veterans, the Congress mentioned the choice was an influence of the Bharat Jodo Yatra and was introduced a day earlier than Rahul Gandhi’s yatra entered Delhi. Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned Rahul Gandhi met the ex-servicement on December 21 in Haryana the place he supporrted their demand, which prompted the federal government to announce the choice.
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala slammed Jairam Ramesh and mentioned the social gathering ought to rename their Bharat Jodo Yatra as ‘Credit score Le Lo Yatra’ as Jairam Ramesh needs credit score for every thing. “As a substitute, the Congress ought to take credit score for denying OROP for 43 years, denying Rafales and bulletproof jackets to the jawans,” Poonawalla mentioned.
Because the acrimonious alternate went on, Jairam ramesh mentioned the UPA authorities introduced one Rank One Pension on February 26, 2014, and it stays removed from carried out by the BJP authorities. “The Bharat Jodo Yatra will proceed to efficiently elevate the voice of our ex-servicemen. We’re dedicated to the implementation of OROP as per the UPA authorities’s orders,” Jairam Ramesh mentioned.
“Sarkar sought extension within the Supreme Courtroom 4 occasions to implement revision of pension of Ex servicemen and clear their pension arrears. As latest as on 14th December 2022 at 4pm, when the extension to implement revision was ending on 15 Dec 22, the federal government filed a Miscellaneous Software to skirt the difficulty to purchase extra time until fifteenth March, 2023,” Jairam Ramesh mentioned.
In keeping with the Union Cupboard’s resolution, 25.13 lakh pensioners of the Military will profit from the revised price of pension and arrears might be given from 2019.
“Our navy, engaged within the service of the nation, is a logo of individuals’s delight. Our authorities is dedicated to their welfare. Maintaining this in thoughts, the Union Cupboard has permitted pension revision beneath OROP for ex-servicemen and their households,” Modi mentioned in a tweet.
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