Another ex-serviceman retired Havildar Abhilash Singh who was on a relay hunger strike for early implementation of One Rank One Pension, OROP was rushed to the Army hospital on on Saturday after his health deteriorated.<br/><br/>Besides Singh, four others who were on fast-unto-death have been admitted to hospital after their health worsened.<br/><br/>The deadlock over OROP continues even as the protest entered its 76th day today.<br/><br/>On Friday, the government had sought some more time to roll out OROP.

Another ex-serviceman retired Havildar Abhilash Singh who was on a relay hunger strike for early implementation of One Rank One Pension,OROP was rushed to the Army hospital on Saturday after his health deteriorated.<br/><br/>Besides Singh, four others who were on fast-unto-death have been admitted to hospital after their health worsened.<br/><br/>The deadlock over OROP continues even as the protest entered its 76th day today. On Friday, the government had sought some more time to roll out OROP.<br/><br/>Close to 22 lakh retired servicemen and over six lakh war widows stand to be the immediate beneficiaries of the scheme, which envisages a uniform pension for the defence personnel who retire in the same rank with the same length of service, irrespective of their date of retirement.