: Agnipath: Oppn steps up attack on govt amid protests, seeks scrapping of scheme #IndiaNEWS #India New Delhi: The Opposition on Thursday stepped up its attack on the government over the Agnipath scheme

Agnipath: Oppn steps up attack on govt amid protests, seeks scrapping of scheme #IndiaNEWS #India
New Delhi: The Opposition on Thursday stepped up its attack on the government over the Agnipath scheme amid protests against it in several parts of the country and demanded that it be scrapped, even as official sources asserted that no change is being done to the Armys regimental system under the new initiative.
While Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to the voice of unemployed youths and not take agnipareeksha (trial by fire) of their patience by making them walk on Agnipath, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav called the move negligent and potentially fatal for the countrys future.
Trains were set afire, window panes of buses smashed and passersby, including a ruling BJP MLA, pelted with stones in Bihar by Army job aspirants whose protest against the short-term recruitment scheme continued for the second consecutive day.
Protests against the scheme also took place in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Hundreds of young people took to the streets in Haryanas Gurugram, Rewari and Palwal while scores of youngsters in Uttar Pradeshs Bulandshahr and Ballia districts staged protests against it.
Amid the protests, government sources said no change is being done to the Armys regimental system under it and the numbers of personnel to be recruited in the first year of its roll out would only make up three per cent of the armed forces.
The scheme is aimed at increasing opportunities for youths to serve in the armed forces and the recruitment of the personnel under it will be around triple of the current enrolment in the armed forces, they said without specifying the duration of comparison.
On the criticism that the short-duration tenure of Agniveers will harm the effectiveness of the armed forces, the sources said such a system exists in several countries, and hence, it is already tested out and considered best practice for an agile army. The Opposition came down heavily on the government over the scheme and demanded a rollback.
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.
Listen to the voice of unemployed youths of the country, dont take agnipareeksha of their patience by making them walk on Agnipath, Mr. prime minister, the former Congress chief said.
In a tweet in Hindi, Priyanka Gandhi said there are many dreams for the future in the eyes of those preparing for recruitment in the armed forces such as serving the country and their parents.
What will the new army recruitment scheme give them? After 4 years, no job guarantee, no pension facility = no rank, no pension.

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