OROP protest: Ex-armyman shifted to hospital
‘Singh was reluctant but we persuaded him to be moved to the hospital’
New Delhi: Col. Pushpendra Singh (Retd), on a fast-unto-death for the last eight days demanding One Rank One Pension’s immediate implementation was on Monday shifted to Army hospital after his medical report showed increased ketone levels.
“The doctor who examined him on Monday, said his ketone level has increased and he needs to be immediately shifted. Col. Singh was reluctant but we persuaded him to be moved to the hospital,” Major general Satbir Singh, chairman of the Indian ex-servicemen movement said.
Even as he was being taken to the hospital, another veteran Havildar Saheb Singh (retd) took his place and began fast-unto-death. Two others — Havildar Major Singh (retd) and Havildar Ashok Chauhan (retd) — are also on a similar protest.
“I will come back and continue my fast. I am not ready to go but the people here want me to to as they say high ketone level will affect brain functioning,” Col Pushpender said adding that government should immediately implement the long pending issue of OROP so that the soldiers on hunger strike can end the protest.
He was initially supposed to be moved to the Rockland Hospital.