Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will visit Chandigarh on February 24 to meet ex-servicemen of Punjab.
Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa, in a statement, said that this was Rahul’s first visit after UPA Government at the Centre implemented ‘One Rank-One Pension’ rule for Army men. Ex-servicemen would express gratitude to the Congress vice-president for getting their long standing demand accepted, said Bajwa, adding that PPCC, on behalf of ex-servicemen, had requested him to visit Punjab and interact with ex-servicemen. The ex-servicemen from all the districts of Punjab would attend the meet and share dinner with Rahul Gandhi.
Bajwa said that Punjab was biggest beneficiary of ‘One Rank-One Pension’ scheme since maximum number of ex-servicemen lives in this State. There are total 14 lakh retired and 25 lakh serving ex- servicemen in India who will get benefits of scheme, he added.