As per the motion, the House recommended the state government to take up the matter with the central government for immediate withdrawal of the Agneepath scheme (Twitter/@Bhagwant Mann)
The Punjab Vidhan Sabha strongly feels that the scheme, in which the youth will be kept only for a period of four years and only up to 25 per cent, is neither in the ‘best interest of national security’ nor for the youth of this country. Is.
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann introduced a resolution against the Centre’s Agneepath Defense Recruitment Scheme in the state assembly in Chandigarh on Thursday. The motion was introduced in the House during the budget session. According to the motion, the House recommends to the state government to take up the matter with the central government so that the Agneepath scheme can be withdrawn immediately.
“unilateral announcement of Agneepath scheme by the government” India Widespread reactions have been witnessed in all states including Punjab,” Mann said while reading out the resolution. The Punjab Vidhan Sabha strongly feels that the scheme, in which the youth will be kept only for a period of four years and only up to 25 per cent, is neither in the ‘best interest of national security’ nor for the youth of this country. Is. ,
“This policy is likely to create discontent among the youth who want to serve the country’s armed forces for the rest of their lives,” Mann said. He said that it should be highlighted that more than one lakh soldiers of Punjab serve in the armed forces of the country and many of them make the supreme sacrifice of their lives at the country’s borders every year.
“The youth of Punjab consider it a matter of pride and honor to serve in the Indian Armed Forces and are renowned for their valor and courage. This scheme has crushed the dreams of many youths of Punjab, who are aspiring to join the armed forces as regular soldiers,” Mann said.
“The scheme also has a tendency to undermine the long-standing spirit of the armed forces,” Mann said while moving the motion. Protests had erupted in different parts of the country after the Center unveiled the Agneepath scheme to recruit youth in the age group of 17-and-a-half to 21 years in the Army, Navy and Air Force, largely on four-year contracts. was on the basis. Later it reduced the upper age limit to 23 for this year’s recruitment.
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