Govt.will be responsible if anything happens to Havaldar Major Singh: Maj. Gen. Satbir Singh(Update/OROP)

Major General Satbir Singh, the chairman of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) said on Saturday that the government would be solely responsible if anything unfortunate happened to hospitalised army veterans Havaldar Major Abhilekh Singh and Colonel Pushpendra Singh.

Talking to ANI here on the sidelines of an ongoing protest for implementation of the one rank, one pension scheme (OROP), Major General Satbir Singh said, "Havaldar Major Abhilekh Singh is hospitalised. If something happens to him, then this government will be responsible."

"Col.Pushpendra Singh is still in hospital, and if something happens to him, then also this government will be responsible," he added.

Major General Singh's comment came after the ongoing OROP hunger strike left army veteran Havaldar Major Abhilekh Singh in a bad state.

The medical condition of Havaldar Major Abhilekh Singh has become worse now, since he has been on a hunger strike. He was rushed to the nearest hospital. As soon as the health conditions worsened, Havaldar Abhilekh Singh was taken to the Army Research and Referral Hospital.

The hunger strike has been going on to demand for One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme. It has been demanded for nearly three million ex-servicemen. The issue was also brought to notice by the retired military personnel who boycotted the 50th anniversary of India's 1965 war with Pakistan.