What Will Be The Future Of Agniveers Who Retire After Four Years Of Contract?', Rahul Gandhi Again Asked The Question To The Government

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has once again attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the Agneepath scheme. He said that both the security of the country and the future of the youth are in danger due to the new use of the Prime Minister's laboratory. He tweeted on Sunday, “60,000 soldiers retire every year, out of them only 3000 are getting government jobs. What will be the future of Agniveers who retire in thousands on four-year contracts? With this new experiment in the Prime Minister's laboratory, both the security of the country and the future of the youth are in danger.

Protests took place across the country against Agneepath's scheme

The Central Government had started the Agneepath scheme for military recruitment in June, against which youths who were preparing for recruitment for about a week had created a ruckus across the country. Youth protested violently from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh to Uttarakhand, Rajasthan. Several trains were set on fire in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The youth had vandalized and set fire to the roads, and public and private vehicles. There was a demand of the protesting youth that the government should withdraw this scheme and normally recruit annually.

However, despite this, the government was not ready to drag its feet back on the Agneepath plan but made some amendments to the plan. In the revised scheme, the youth recruited under the Agneepath scheme will get an opportunity to work in private companies after four years of service. Although no post has been fixed for this. It has been said that after retirement they will be able to do any other government job or private job.

Agneepath scheme started in June
Under the Agneepath scheme, the youth of 17 to 21 years will be recruited into the army for four years. Seeing the protests, the government raised the age limit to 23 years. Of these, 25 percent will reportedly be included in the permanent service based on their performance. This scheme was launched on 14 June.

Opposition protest on Agneepath scheme
The Congress party is continuously opposing this central plan. On Friday, members of the opposition, including KC Venugopal and Uttam Kumar, walked out of the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence, accusing them of not being allowed to discuss the Agneepath plan. Congress and BSP MPs had sought time from Speaker Jual Oram to discuss the Agneepath plan, which was rejected.