Continuing his tirade in opposition to the ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday requested the Modi authorities to “obey the youth” and with the scheme as violent protests and clashes with the police rocked India. Gandhi stated that identical to within the case of farm legal guidelines, the Centre must roll again the ‘Agnipath’ scheme
“For 8 consecutive years, the BJP government has insulted the values of ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’. I had said earlier also that the Prime Minister will have to withdraw the Black Agriculture Act. In the same way, he will have to obey the youth of the country by becoming ‘Mafiveer’ and ‘Agneepath’ will have to be taken back,” Gandhi wrote on his Twitter.
On Friday, a protester died because the police opened hearth to disperse the unruly mob in Telangana’s Secunderabad, a number of trains, and automobiles have been set on hearth as offended protesters hit the nationwide highways and railway stations throughout to nation to protest in opposition to the scheme.
Earlier this week, the federal government had introduced the scheme whereby it stated that the youth aged between 17.5 years and 21 will probably be educated for 4 years, whereas retaining 25% of them within the Army, Navy, and Airforce after the completion of the coaching interval. As protests continued, the age restrict was raised to 23 years on Thursday.
This isn’t the primary time Gandhi is voicing his issues in opposition to the defence recruitment scheme. Yesterday he took to Twitter and wrote, “Agneepath – youth rejected, Agricultural Law – Farmers Rejected, Demonetisation – Economists denied, GST – Traders Rejected…The Prime Minister does not understand what the people of the country want because he does not hear anything except the voice of his ‘friends’”
Earlier this week, Gandhi, whereas warning PM Modi in opposition to testing the endurance of the unemployed youth, wrote, “No rank, no pension, no direct recruitment since 2 years, no stable future after 4 years, no respect for the army, Listen to the voice of the unemployed youth of the country, don’t take ‘fire test’ of their restraint by driving them on ‘Agneepath’, Prime Minister…When India faces threats on two fronts, the uncalled for Agnipath scheme reduces the operational effectiveness of our armed forces.”
Source: www.financialexpress.com”