Parrikar asks ex-servicemen to be patient on OROP - Ex-servicemen hold Nationwide Protests

Even as ex-servicemen held protests over delay in non-implementation of the 'One Rank, One Pension' scheme, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today sought to assuage their concerns, saying the "promises" made will be kept and that they should be "patient".

"I assure you whatever we have promised that all would be done... but some people need to be patient," Parrikar said addressing a conference here on challenges and solutions regarding border safety.

Upset over the delay in implementation of OROP, ex-servicemen held protests across the country, including in the national capital, demanding its immediate introduction. The former soldiers have threatened to go an a relay hunger strike from tomorrow. Parrikar also stressed on "zero tolerance" to acts of terrorism to address concerns about national security.