Tribune News Service,Patiala, December 12

In an attempt to garner support and create awareness regarding the ongoing struggle of the ex-servicemen for the one rank, one pension (OROP), former Army man Harjinder Singh undertook an extensive motorbike ride across Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Jammu and Kashmir  where he collected the soil of the places that hold significance for the defense forces. He started his campaign on December 5 and travelled along the Indo-Pak border and went to many important places such as Asal Utar. He even visited the national memorial dedicated to Shahid Bhagat Singh. He will now carry the soil to New Delhi to participate in the maha rally organised by the ex-servicemen in support of the cause. Kuldip Singh Grewal, president of the State Ex-Servicemen Welfare Association (SEWA), said they had already rejected the truncated OROP.