No Rank, No Pension, Don’t Take Agnipareeksha: Rahul On Agnipath Scheme
Mumbai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the Central government’s Agnipath scheme and urged PM Narendra Modi to not take “agnipareeksha” (trial by fire)’ of youths’ patience by making them walk on ‘Agnipath’.
Protests were held on Thursday against the Centre’s ‘Agnipath ‘ plan to recruit jawans on a short-term contract basis from different parts of the country. Also Read: Agnipath Scheme May Prove ‘Fatal’ For Country’s Future, Youth: Akhilesh
“No rank, no pension, no direct recruitment for 2 years, no stable future after four years, no respect shown by the government for the army,” Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi, attacking the Centre over the scheme. Also Read: Unfair Towards Rural Youth: Mayawati On ‘Agnipath’ Scheme
“Listen to the voice of unemployed youths of the country, don’t take ‘agnipareeksha’ of their patience by making them walk on ‘Agnipath’, Mr. prime minister,” the former Congress chief said.
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Attacking the government over the ‘Agneepath’ scheme, Gandhi on Wednesday warned that it would reduce the operational effectiveness of those armed forces whose dignity and value should not be compromised.
The government on Tuesday unveiled ” Agnipath ” – calling it a “transformative” plan – in a major overhaul, largely on a four-year short-term contract basis, to recruit soldiers into the Army, Navy and Air Force. The decades-old selection process to bring in fitter and younger soldiers to meet the future security challenges facing the country.
The Defense Ministry said that under this scheme, about 46,000 soldiers will be recruited in the three services between the age of 17 and a half years to 21 years this year.
Recruitment will be on an “all-India, all-class” basis which is set to replace the composition of several regiments that recruit youth from specific areas as well as castes such as Rajputs, Jats and Sikhs.
After the completion of the four-year tenure of the recruits, the scheme provides for retaining 25 per cent of each specific batch for regular service, based on organisational requirements and policies promulgated by the armed forces from time to time.
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