A day after a number of industrial leaders backed the Centre’s Agnipath scheme, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday requested them to first make use of retired defence personnel to win the arrogance of the youth protesting the federal government’s initiative. The chief of the opposition within the UP Assembly stated they are going to be ship the supporters of the scheme a listing of retired troopers for employment.
Yadav’s assertion got here after industrial leaders like Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra, RPG Enterprises chairman Harsh Goenka and Biocon Ltd chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw backed the scheme, saying it has massive potential for employment of the youth within the company sector.
The Centre had final weeks introduced its bold Agnipath scheme, triggering protests throughout the nation. Under the scheme, the youth aged between 17 and a half years and 21 shall be recruited within the Army, Navy and Air Forced on a four-year short-term contractual foundation. The youth recruited beneath the scheme shall be often called “Agniveers”.
“We want to cooperate with those big people who are making promises of giving jobs to ‘Agniveers’ in their companies and offices in future,” Yadav stated in a tweet on Tuesday.
They ought to show the veracity and seriousness of the promise by using retired troopers instantly of their corporations in order that “Agniveers” might belief them after 4 years of their service, Yadav stated.
“Trust shall be generated by ‘karni” (action) and not by ‘kathni’ (statements),” he added.
In one other tweet, Yadav stated the BJP must also launch a listing of its members or supporters whose kids shall be choosing the scheme.
“It is better to set an example than giving a lecture. The BJP should stop insulting the youth,” he stated.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”