NMOPS continues its protest for third day in National Capital

*New Delhi: The protest of National Movement for Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS) workers has hit the streets of the national capital again on the third consecutive day as NMOPS Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand state units joined the ongoing protest in New Delhi, in a hope that the ruling government will materialise their demands.

On January 28, the NMOPS began their protest in Delhi, in which thousands of government employees demonstrated against the ruling government.

The protesters used slogans such as “NPS GO BACK, OPS COME BACK” to grab the attention of the central government.

A man in his fifties wearing a turban said in despair, “Who will financially help me in my old age, how I will respected life without money, this time the deaf government has to listen our voice”.

According to the protesting employees, “we spend a major part of our life (35-40 years) in service of the government and every employees has the right to live with respect which is mentioned in our constitution but the governments are under pressure of financial institutions like World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) is ending the pension schemes. After January 1,2004 National Pension Scheme (NPF) was implemented among employees serving in the state and centre.”

The protestors claimed that if a person is elected as a corporator, lawmaker or parliamentarian, they are eligible for pension even if that person has assumed office only for a day.

The massive protest was joined by several organisations including Indian Railways Employees Federation (IREF) and National Movement for Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS).

NMOPS is a non-profit organisation to exchange views, ideas and information in order to restoration of Old Pension Scheme, which was changed by central government since January 1, 2004.