India, Dec. 28 -- A group of ex-servicemen associated with Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd (RGPPL), known as the Dabhol project, on Friday warned of an indefinite protest if immediate action is not taken to clear their salaries and pensions that have been pending for the past 24 years. Senior ex-servicemen from Mumbai told reporters here that the concerned institutions, including those overseeing the Dabhol project or Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Ltd (RGPPL), failed to release their salaries and pensions despite years of service.
They said the prolonged delay has pushed many of them, now elderly, into financial distress, forcing them to struggle for medical care, food and housing. In a symbolic act of protest, some ex-servicemen removed...