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Noting that OROP was hanging fire
for four decades, Union Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre on Saturday
said the Narendra Modi government deserved all the credit for sorting out the
vexed issue.
“The credit for ending the
dilemma faced by successive previous governments over OROP goes without doubt
to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who showed the determination to solve the
issue,” Bhamre said at a programme held here this evening to honour former
servicemen and war widows.
Asserting that the Centre was
sensitive to issues related to ex-servicemen, the Union Minister said an amount
of Rs 5,745.15 crore had been paid so far to ex-servicemen under OROP.
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He said a judicial commission had
also been constituted to look into the anomalies related to OROP. The Prime
Minister is himself is monitoring everything and ex-servicemen had nothing to
worry, he said.
He also asked them not to pay
attention to a misinformation campaign sponsored by some political parties in
this regard.
Bhamre said no changes had been
made in the letter dated October 18 as regards military ranks vis-a-vis
civilians down gradation issue. He said the letter had been misinterpreted.
Designations of officers deployed
at the headquarters remain the same as earlier and their reporting channels are
also the same.
He also paid tribute to members of
the Indian armed forces who laid down their lives fighting terrorists during
Mumbai’s 26/11 terror attack on its eighth anniversary.
With a large number of youths from
Uttarakhand making a career in the armed forces, Bhamre said it was a matter of
great pride for the state which produced brave men in such large numbers. It
must inspire young men all over the country to join the armed forces, he said.
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