Lucknow: There has been a lot of ruckus across the country regarding the Agneepath scheme. In UP, youths demonstrated at different places on Thursday. Meanwhile, the opposition parties have also become very active regarding this issue. Let us tell you that Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is going to start Yuva Panchayat in western Uttar Pradesh in protest against Agneepath scheme and unemployment. RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary himself has tweeted this information.
RLD chief said,
“Apologize Veer Adarsh, Jumla Veer Pracharak, Speech Veer Leader. Don’t make Indian Army Agni Veer!”
Jayant Choudhary
Apart from this, it has been said in the tweet that ‘Yuva Panchayat under the leadership of RLD National President Chaudhary Jayant Singh in protest against the Agneepath scheme and widespread unemployment in army recruitment.
Let us tell you that the Yuva Panchayat under the leadership of Jayant Singh will start from Shamli on June 28. This was followed by Mathura on July 1, Muzaffarnagar on July 3, Bijnor on July 4, Bulandshahr on July 6, Amroha on July 8, Moradabad on July 9, Aligarh on July 11, Agra on July 12, Ghaziabad on July 14 and July 16. There will be a youth panchayat in Baghpat.
What is ‘Agneepath’ scheme?
In a radical change in the decades-old defense recruitment process, the government on Tuesday announced ‘Agneepath’ scheme for recruitment of soldiers in the Army, Navy and Air Force, under which the soldiers would be recruited on contract basis for a short period of four years. .
Under the scheme, about 46,000 soldiers will be recruited in the three services this year. The eligibility age for the year 2022 selection will be between 17 and a half years to 23 years and they will be named ‘Agniveer’.
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