Pension Parishad rally to parliament demands rights for old

Rajesh Tripathi from Jan Chetna in Raigarh Chhattisgarh is reporting live from a rally organized by Pension Manch in New Delhi marching towards parliament. He says after a 5 day sit in the rally is demanding universal old age pension for all equivalent to half of minimum wages. He says thousands attended the rally from 22 states and political leaders from 22 parties have extended their support. He says according the Right to life in constitution this demand is a legal one and must be met. For more Rajesh ji can be reached at 09424183510

Posted on: May 11, 2012. Tags: Rajesh Tripathi

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