One rank, one pension

Ex-servicemen hold protest march

June 15, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:46 am IST - ONGOLE:

VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH, 14/06/2015.

Members of Andhra Pradesh EX-Service Men Federation staging a protest in front of Sub-Collector's office in Vijayawada on Sunday. PHOTO: V_RAJU.

VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH, 14/06/2015. Members of Andhra Pradesh EX-Service Men Federation staging a protest in front of Sub-Collector's office in Vijayawada on Sunday. PHOTO: V_RAJU.

Ex-servicemen held a protest march here on Sunday demanding introduction of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) policy by the Union government without delay. Leading the protest, Indian Ex-servicemen Movement Prakasam district president Ch. Sriramamurthy said ex-servicemen were upset over the inordinate delay in implementation of the long pending demand of over 22 lakh ex-servicemen and six lakh war widows in the country.

In Vijayawada members of Andhra Pradesh Ex-Servicemen Federation staged a protest in front of the Sub-Collector’s office in support

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