Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today slammed the opposition parties for indulging in politics over the suicide of an ex-serviceman, allegedly for delay in the implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme.
In a new twist to the suicide of ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal, it has been revealed that he had taken a Rs 3.5-lakh loan against his pension account that could have added to his frustration forcing him to commit suicide.
Senior BJP leader and Union Minister VK Singh today renewed his attack on the Congress and the AAP, accusing them of ‘doing politics over dead bodies’.
Rahul Gandhi was today detained by the Delhi Police on Thursday when he was at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi to protest over the suicide of ex-soldier Ram Kishan Grewal.
In yet another controversial remark, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said that Ram Kishan Grewal, the ex-serviceman who committed suicide at Jantar Mantar, can’t be called a ‘martyr’.
VK Singh today said that ex-armyman Ram Kishan Grewal, who committed suicide over OROP issue, was a Congress worker and contested Sarpanch election on its ticket.
As the politics of suicide of ex-serviceman gained national headlines, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today set a two-month deadline to resolve problems related to the One Rank Once Pension (OROP) scheme.
Union minister General V K Singh has defended his ‘mental state’ remark on Ram Kishan Grewal, the ex-serviceman who committed suicide at Jantar Mantar in protest against the alleged discrepancy in implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP).
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