OROP: Tarun Gogoi urges Centre to fully meet demands of ex-servicemen

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday urged the Centre to fully concede to the demands of the ex-servicemen with regard to 'One Rank One Pension' (OROP).

Terming as "shameful" the stir of the retired soldiers for OROP, Gogoi in a statement said, "Our war heroes who fought for sovereignty and national integrity had to resort to hunger strike."

Gogoi also deprecated the Centre by saying that the party that came to power after gaining the support of the war heroes took so long to implement its poll promise.

He requested for the Centre's special consideration to completely fulfil the demands of the war veterans with regard to OROP, the release added.

The BJP-led government on Saturday had announced acceptance of the long-pending demand for one rank, one pension.