OROP suicide row LIVE: Grewal cremated as Rahul, Kejriwal join mourners; Delhi govt announces Rs 1 crore for veteran's kin

Former soldier Ram Kishan Grewal, who committed suicide demanding OROP's implementation, was cremated in his village on Thursday in the presence of hundreds of people including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

New Delhi: The suicide by Army veteran Ram Kishan Grewal' over One Rank One Pension (OROP) has snowballed into a huge political show with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other opposition leaders attacking the Narendra Modi-led central government.

03 November 2016

15:35 IST

Commenting on Grewal's suicide row, Haryana Chief MInsiter Manohar Lal Khattar says, 'Shaheed' are those who lay down their lives at the border, and not the persons who commit suicide.

15:15 IST

Congress leader Raj Babbar hits out at VK Singh for calling Grewal a Congress worker, says the BJP leader's mental status needs to be examined.