Protests By Former Soldiers
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Kirori Singh Bainsla, An Ex Soldier, Who Spearheaded The Gujjar Agitation
Face of the Gujjar quota protests, Kirori Singh Bainsla, joined the BJP today. A former soldier, Colonel (retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla, has been spearheading the protests, demanding five per cent quota in educational institutions and government jobs for Gujjars across Rajasthan.
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Veterans Owed Money, But Respect Too: Rahul Gandhi On OROP Pension Row
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of habitually betraying soldiers and former servicemen by withholding the higher pensions that they are due under a new scheme cleared last year.
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China Pledges Veteran Pension Funding After Protests
China has pledged to improve benefits for army veterans, following widespread protests by former soldiers over unpaid pensions and a pledge to slash troop numbers by a further 300,000.
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On a Fast, and Furious. A Night on the Road With Protesting Military Veterans
Former soldiers and officers of the Indian Armed Forces are spending entire nights sleeping out in the open at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar in their quest for One Rank, One Pension.
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Kirori Singh Bainsla, An Ex Soldier, Who Spearheaded The Gujjar Agitation
Face of the Gujjar quota protests, Kirori Singh Bainsla, joined the BJP today. A former soldier, Colonel (retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla, has been spearheading the protests, demanding five per cent quota in educational institutions and government jobs for Gujjars across Rajasthan.
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Veterans Owed Money, But Respect Too: Rahul Gandhi On OROP Pension Row
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of habitually betraying soldiers and former servicemen by withholding the higher pensions that they are due under a new scheme cleared last year.
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China Pledges Veteran Pension Funding After Protests
China has pledged to improve benefits for army veterans, following widespread protests by former soldiers over unpaid pensions and a pledge to slash troop numbers by a further 300,000.
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On a Fast, and Furious. A Night on the Road With Protesting Military Veterans
Former soldiers and officers of the Indian Armed Forces are spending entire nights sleeping out in the open at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar in their quest for One Rank, One Pension.
