The “Agnipath” scheme unveiled by the Union government was questioned by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on the very next day of its announcement at a press conference.
On Wednesday, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra raised questions on the ‘Agnipath’ scheme
announced by defense minister Rajnath Singh and the three major Service chiefs.
Priyanka made a post in Hindi on the Twitter app, “Why is Bharatiya Janata Party converting recruitment to the armed forces into their laboratory for experiments? Why does the government see soldiers serving the army for a long time as a burden?”
After Army aspirants who are protesting against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme in Bihar, Priyanka Gandhi
supported them and tweeted as a response, “Youngsters are calling this four-year scheme a fraud. Our experienced soldiers are also resisting it.
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On a sensitive topic like recruitment to the armed forces, there was neither any serious discussion nor any brainstorming. Why so adamant?
Why are aspirants calling “Agnipath” a fraud?
Under the ‘Agnipath’ scheme, which was announced by defense minister Rajnath Singh and the three service chiefs that youngsters Between the age group of 17.5 and 21 years, can join a service of their own choice, which might be an army, air force, or navy for four years. After completing their service for 4 years only 25 percent of Agniveers will be able to continue their services, while the remaining 75 percent will be released back to civilian life.
According to the center and three service chiefs, the new model is seeking for Lower age profile with both ‘host and josh’ so the armed forces can become fitter and can increase employment opportunities for more skills in several sectors.
भाजपा सरकार सेना भर्ती को अपनी प्रयोगशाला क्यों बना रही है? सैनिकों की लंबी नौकरी सरकार को बोझ लग रही है?
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) June 15, 2022
युवा कह रहे हैं कि ये 4 साला नियम छलावा है। हमारे पूर्व सैनिक भी इससे असहमत हैं।
सेना भर्ती से जुड़े संवेदनशील मसले पर न कोई चर्चा, न कोई गंभीर सोच-विचार।
बस मनमानी? pic.twitter.com/nNn83Cq0sq
Meanwhile, the veterans and military experts things quite differently about this, they are concerned about leaving army-level trained youth as a civilian can lead to a problem. Furthermore, they questioned about what’s the need for short-term recruitment.
This article explains the loopholes of the ‘Agnipath’ scheme according to army aspirants and Priyanka Gandhi which was unveiled by the union government.
