Rahul, Kejriwal promise to restore old pension scheme

Vadodara : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday promised to restore the old pension scheme for government employees if voted to power in Gujarat, amid a renewed focus on the issue in the recent state elections.
Gandhi said the old pension scheme (OPS) has been reintroduced in party-ruled states of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and it will now be done in Gujarat too.
“By abolishing the old pension, the BJP has made the elderly dependent from self-reliant,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.
“The government employees who strengthen the country have a right: The old pension.
“We restored the old pension in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh. Now the Congress government will come in Gujarat and will bring the old pension,” Gandhi also said, using the hashtag #CongressDegiOldPension.
Thousands of retired government employees in Gujarat recently held protests demanding the re-introduction of the scheme.