Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Thursday organized a “Mashaal Juloos” against the Agneepath scheme, which they said is the government’s move to mislead the country’s youngsters in the name of employment.
“Agneepath scheme of the Centre is the ‘Vinashpath’ scheme for the youth of the country. The ‘anti-youth’ Modi government is trampling the dreams of youth in the name of the ‘Agneepath’ recruitment scheme,” IYC president Srinivas BV said.
He said that the Modi government should “stop ignoring the voice of the youth” of the country. “Demonstrations are taking place across the country against the ‘Agneepath’ recruitment scheme. The Modi government should immediately withdraw the ‘Agneepath’ recruitment scheme,” Srinivas added.
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The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme for youth to serve in the Armed Forces. The youth selected under this scheme will be known as ‘Agniveers’. About 46,000 of them will be recruited this year.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the scheme is a “transformative initiative” and under it youngsters will get an opportunity to serve for the Armed Forces. “The scheme will increase employment opportunities and aim to create a youthful profile of the Armed forces,” Singh said.
However, the scheme, termed a “historic” measure by the government, has met unprecedented levels of agitation and protests in several states across the country.
Massive protests erupted in Bihar, Rajasthan, and some other states against the recruitment scheme, over concerns about job security and other issues. However, many states have also announced schemes where such ‘Agniveers’ — as the beneficiaries of this move are dubbed — can get an advantage.
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