Orop Veterans

Arvind Kejriwal will not be able to make good on his promise to give Rs one crore to the family of an ex-soldier who had committed suicide in Delhi during a protest. The Delhi Chief Minister's decision has been rejected by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on technical grounds.

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.

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

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said 95 per cent of retired defence personnel have benefited from the implementation of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme and problems being faced by the remaining 5 per per cent will be resolved in the next two months.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of habitually betraying soldiers and former servicemen by withholding the higher pensions that they are due under a new scheme cleared last year.

Ram Kishen Grewal ate poison because he hadn't been given the money he was owed as a former soldier.

Till two days ago, Ram Kishen Grewal was an unknown soldier who served for nearly 30 years and then won the election in his village in Haryana to serve as its sarpanch (head of village council) after he retired.

The cremation in Haryana of a former soldier who killed himself over an insufficient pension turned into a parade of VVIPs today. Rahul Gandhi attended; so did Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who stood at a distance from him.

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.

"I have consumed poison, I am at Jawahar Bhawan," said Subedar Ram Kishen Grewal, 65, in his last phone call to his son, before he died.

Twice today - in the afternoon and then again in the evening- opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was detained by the Delhi police as he tried to meet with the family of the army veteran who committed suicide allegedly over an insufficient pension.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today tore into the centre over the alleged suicide by an ex-serviceman in Delhi, holding it guilty of "deceit" and indulging in "lies" over the OROP issue.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was detained by the police after he tried to meet the relatives of army veteran RK Grewal, who had committed suicide allegedly over an insufficient pension, was released close to midnight on Wednesday.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said a helpline would soon be set up to address grievances of serving defence personnel and veterans in the state.

Arvind Kejriwal will not be able to make good on his promise to give Rs one crore to the family of an ex-soldier who had committed suicide in Delhi during a protest. The Delhi Chief Minister's decision has been rejected by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on technical grounds.

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.

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

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said 95 per cent of retired defence personnel have benefited from the implementation of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme and problems being faced by the remaining 5 per per cent will be resolved in the next two months.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of habitually betraying soldiers and former servicemen by withholding the higher pensions that they are due under a new scheme cleared last year.

Ram Kishen Grewal ate poison because he hadn't been given the money he was owed as a former soldier.

Till two days ago, Ram Kishen Grewal was an unknown soldier who served for nearly 30 years and then won the election in his village in Haryana to serve as its sarpanch (head of village council) after he retired.

The cremation in Haryana of a former soldier who killed himself over an insufficient pension turned into a parade of VVIPs today. Rahul Gandhi attended; so did Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who stood at a distance from him.

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.

"I have consumed poison, I am at Jawahar Bhawan," said Subedar Ram Kishen Grewal, 65, in his last phone call to his son, before he died.

Twice today - in the afternoon and then again in the evening- opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was detained by the Delhi police as he tried to meet with the family of the army veteran who committed suicide allegedly over an insufficient pension.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today tore into the centre over the alleged suicide by an ex-serviceman in Delhi, holding it guilty of "deceit" and indulging in "lies" over the OROP issue.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was detained by the police after he tried to meet the relatives of army veteran RK Grewal, who had committed suicide allegedly over an insufficient pension, was released close to midnight on Wednesday.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said a helpline would soon be set up to address grievances of serving defence personnel and veterans in the state.