STATE TIMES NEWS
R S Pura: The soldiers are the pride of nation and they are committing suicides because of the behaviour of the current government, which is shameful and totally unacceptable. Earlier, the Modi government was against the farmers and now it has turned to be against the soldiers too. The Congress stands with the ex-soldiers and will continue to fight for their right of OROP, said former Minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla while continuing AICC’s countrywide candlelight march in R S Pura which went through different Bazaars of the R S Pura constituency.
The activists during the candlelight march protested against the non-implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) in favour of ex-servicemen and also sought safe shelters for the border residents besides fair handling of the suicide case pertaining to 70-year-old retired jawan who ended his life over the delay in OROP pension.
PYC President Pranav Shagotra, Congress State Women Wing President, Indu Pawar, Ex-MLA Gharu Ram Bhagat, PCC Secretary Pawan Raina, DCC Mahila Wing President Sushma Choudhary, Sarpanch Ravinder Singh, Sarpanch Bachan Singh, Sarpanch Badhar Lal , Sarpanch Kulbir Singh, Sarpanch Shom Nath, Sarpanch Gill, Panch Madan Lal, Block President Ganesh Dutt, Block President Youth, Kushwant Singh, Ashok Choudhary, Mohan Choudhary, Sahil Mahajan Panch Madan Lal, Block President Ganesh Dutt, Block President Youth, Ashok Choudhary, Mohan Choudhary, Sahil Mahajan, Sarwan Choudhary Numberdar, Retd SSP Bhupinder Singh, Aamir Rasool PYC General Secretary; Rashid Malik VP Lok Sabha, Rocky Choudhary LYC General Secretary; Khushwant Singh, Nimrandeep Singh AYC Presidents, Shoba Singh PCC Secretary; Sanjeev Sharma PCC Secretary along with hundreds of party activists participated in the march. Bhalla said that the act of preventing Rahul Gandhi from raising his voice on the issue of OROP and maltreatment of the former soldier’s family was undemocratic and a blatant attempt by the Narendra Modi to muzzle democratic values. He castigated the Government for its blatant lie on the issue of grant of OROP to the ex-servicemen. He demanded the ruling government and PM Narendra Modi to implement the rightful OROP and give the veterans their financial dues. PYC President Pranav Shagotra and former Minister Manjit Singh also spoke on the occasion.
