Orop Issue

The Supreme Court on Monday said the Ministry of Defence cannot take law in its own hands by issuing a communication "unilaterally" that One Rank-One Pension (OROP) arrears to pensioners of the armed forces will be paid in four installments.

Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking review of its order upholding the One Rank-One Pension principle adopted by the Centre in its 2015 communication issued to the Chiefs of three defence forces.

A Congress-led government would fulfil all the commitments the party had made on the 'one rank, one pension' issue, Rahul Gandhi told a group of ex-servicemen on Saturday.

Seven days after ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal allegedly committed suicide on November 1 over "One Rank One Pension" (OROP) issue, the government had credited the arrears of Rs 53,978 to his bank account, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

At BJP's second 'parivartan rally' in Bundelkhand in the run up to the Uttar Pradesh elections, Home Minister Rajnath Singh took the stage to speak yet again on army's surgical strikes and to accuse the Congress of politicizing the issue of One Rank One Pension or OROP.

AAP today accused Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar of "lying" on the issue of OROP for the ex-servicemen.

Rahul Gandhi will meet several ex-servicemen today keeping up his campaign on the cause of 'one rank, one pension' which is back in limelight after the suicide by a former army man.

Hours after Delhi minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia was detained for trying to meet the family of the former armyman, who allegedly committed suicide over the OROP issue, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was also "formally detained" by the police this evening.

Army veteran Ram Kishan Grewal, who took poison over his pension, may have been instigated into suicide, sources in the Defence Ministry suggested on Wednesday as politics peaked over the death.

The first instalment of nearly Rs 5,500 crore has been paid for implementing the OROP scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said while asserting that he has "fulfilled the promise" he made to ex-servicemen on the issue that has been hanging fire for the last 40 years.

Delhi High Court was today told that the one-member judicial commission, set up to deal with grievances of ex-servicemen on One Rank One Pension (OROP), was not hearing issues raised by an individual but dealing only with contentions raised by organisations.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the government has fulfilled its promise of One Rank, One Pension to ex-servicemen to a large extent and it would refer "minor issues", if any, to a one-man commission for redressal.

Unsatisfied with the detailed instructions and tables for One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme issued by the government, protesting military veterans today vowed to continue their agitation.

A delegation of ex-servicemen today met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and submitted a memorandum seeking "corrections" in the One Rank One Pension (OROP) notification, as their protest on the issue entered the 203rd day.

Ex-servicemen agitating over 'One Rank, One Pension' (OROP) issue today threatened to intensify the protest if their demands were not met by the Centre within three weeks.

The Supreme Court on Monday said the Ministry of Defence cannot take law in its own hands by issuing a communication "unilaterally" that One Rank-One Pension (OROP) arrears to pensioners of the armed forces will be paid in four installments.

Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking review of its order upholding the One Rank-One Pension principle adopted by the Centre in its 2015 communication issued to the Chiefs of three defence forces.

A Congress-led government would fulfil all the commitments the party had made on the 'one rank, one pension' issue, Rahul Gandhi told a group of ex-servicemen on Saturday.

Seven days after ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal allegedly committed suicide on November 1 over "One Rank One Pension" (OROP) issue, the government had credited the arrears of Rs 53,978 to his bank account, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

At BJP's second 'parivartan rally' in Bundelkhand in the run up to the Uttar Pradesh elections, Home Minister Rajnath Singh took the stage to speak yet again on army's surgical strikes and to accuse the Congress of politicizing the issue of One Rank One Pension or OROP.

AAP today accused Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar of "lying" on the issue of OROP for the ex-servicemen.

Rahul Gandhi will meet several ex-servicemen today keeping up his campaign on the cause of 'one rank, one pension' which is back in limelight after the suicide by a former army man.

Hours after Delhi minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia was detained for trying to meet the family of the former armyman, who allegedly committed suicide over the OROP issue, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was also "formally detained" by the police this evening.

Army veteran Ram Kishan Grewal, who took poison over his pension, may have been instigated into suicide, sources in the Defence Ministry suggested on Wednesday as politics peaked over the death.

The first instalment of nearly Rs 5,500 crore has been paid for implementing the OROP scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said while asserting that he has "fulfilled the promise" he made to ex-servicemen on the issue that has been hanging fire for the last 40 years.

Delhi High Court was today told that the one-member judicial commission, set up to deal with grievances of ex-servicemen on One Rank One Pension (OROP), was not hearing issues raised by an individual but dealing only with contentions raised by organisations.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the government has fulfilled its promise of One Rank, One Pension to ex-servicemen to a large extent and it would refer "minor issues", if any, to a one-man commission for redressal.

Unsatisfied with the detailed instructions and tables for One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme issued by the government, protesting military veterans today vowed to continue their agitation.

A delegation of ex-servicemen today met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and submitted a memorandum seeking "corrections" in the One Rank One Pension (OROP) notification, as their protest on the issue entered the 203rd day.

Ex-servicemen agitating over 'One Rank, One Pension' (OROP) issue today threatened to intensify the protest if their demands were not met by the Centre within three weeks.