Heated arguments at defence panel meeting over Rahul Gandhi's Rafale remarks

At a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioned the government representatives on the review of One Rank One Pension which has been pending since last June.

Ministry officials, according to sources, informed the panel that there were certain ‘loopholes’ which need to be fixed. A committee has been constituted to look into the issue and a review will be held once the committee submits its report, officials said.

Last year in June, the Defence Ministry had formed a committee to work out the modalities of the revision but no announcement has been made on when the revision would be undertaken.