Brigadier (retd) RS Rawat addresses mediapersons in Dehradun on Monday. Tribune photo

Dehradun, April 11

Reacting to a statement given by retired senior defence personnel on One Rank One Pension (OROP), Uttarakhand Ex-Services League president Brig RS Rawat (retd) said ex-servicemen had not withdrawn agitation as their five demands were still pending. He said ex-servicemen were united under the United Forum of Ex-servicemen to press their demands. He was addressing mediapersons at a press conference here today.Brig Rawat said widows of ex-servicemen were deprived of hiked pensionary benefits in the state. Lt Col US Thakur (retd), president, Dehradun Ex-Services League, Maj Gen Lalji D Singh (retd) and Brig KG Behl (retd) were present at the conference.—TNS