‘We thought Prime Minister may announce at least a date from his speech’
Ex-servicemen protesting for One Rank One Pension at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi: As their agitation entered the fast-unto-death phase after two months of relay hunger strike, the veterans demanding OROP on Tuesday voiced their dismay over the Centre's “inability” and decided to boycott the upcoming celebrations of 1965-war golden jubilee.
63-year-old Colonel Pushpinder Singh (Retd), one of the two who has launched fast-unto-death said, “We thought Prime Minister may announce at least a date from his speech. But now we are demoralised and it is a huge setback that he didn’t say anything.”
Colonel Ishwar Verma (Retd) said, “This movement is not restricted to the soldiers, but to the nation. Politicians recognise only votes, rest they are completely blind.
( Source : PTI )
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