Defence pensioners long pending demand of One Rank One Pension (OROP) has been agread by one and all but never accepted and implemented. Present central govt's party also agreed to implement this in their manifesto of 2004 parliament election but same govt has now out -rightly rejected this demand. After seeing all decent ways are going in drain and all political parties using this issue for their political ends and blackmailing emotionaly, Ex- servicemen have started INDEFINITE FAST AND DHARNA under the banner of INDIAN EX-SERVICEMEN MOVEMENT at Jantar Mantar in delhi since 16/12/2008. Following veterans are sitting on fast:
Rank & Name ---------------------------Since
Ex Sepoy Suleman ------------------- 16/12/2008
Ex Naik Rekhraj ------------------------20/12/2008
Ex Capt Omprakash --------------------23/12/2008
Ex SM Santram Dahiya--------------- --23/12/2008
Ex Maj Ishwar Singh Jakhad ------------24/12/2008
Ex Lt Col Lekhram ----------------------24/12/2008
Ex Sepoy RK Yadav --------------------24/12/2008
Ex Maj Gen BK Kataria -----------------25/12/2008
Ex Subedar Budhram -------------------25/12/2008
Ex SM Bedraj --------------------------25/12/2008
Ex Hav RD Sharma ---------------------25/12/2008
Ex Sepoy Umra Singh ------------------25/12/2008
Ex Hav Mamchand ---------------------25/12/2008
Ex Sub Sheochand ---------------------25/12/2008
Ex Capt Prem Singh --------------------25/12/2008
Ex Subedar Shankar Lal Solanki ---------25/12/2008
Association of Ex-Service under the banner of IESM has planned for march & rally on 27/12/2008 at 10.00 AM for One Rank One Pesion demand. Since large number of Jatlanders are Ex- Servicemen and related with Ex-servicemen, for this reason this is posted on JL.com.