Recognise faux patriots; the nation is with you: Priyanka Gandhi to youths protesting Agnipath

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Urging the youth to recognise “fake nationalists”, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on June 19 assured her celebration’s full help to these peacefully protesting the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment within the armed forces.

She made the remarks as Congress MPs and leaders sat on a ‘Satyagraha’ at Jantar Mantar right here in solidarity with the youths protesting the controversial scheme.

“There is no bigger patriot than you. I want to tell you, open your eyes and recognise the fake nationalists and fake patriots. The entire country and the Congress are with you in your struggle,” the Congress common secretary stated in her remarks geared toward youths protesting the Agnipath scheme.

In her tackle, she additionally quoted traces from Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s Hindi poem ‘Agnipath’ to induce the youth to persevere and preserve struggling peacefully. “The name of the poem has been given to a scheme that will destroy the youth. This scheme will destroy the Army. Recognise this government’s intentions. In a democratic way and by walking on the path of truth and non-violence, bring down this government. Your objective should be (to ensure) that such a government is formed in the country which shows real patriotism,” Priyanka Gandhi stated.

आर्मी भर्ती की तैयारी करने वाले ग्रामीण युवाओं का दर्द समझिए

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दौड़-दौड़ के युवाओं के पैरों में छाले पड़ गए, वे निराश-हताश हैं

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— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) June 18, 2022

Unveiling the Agnipath scheme, the federal government had stated youths between the ages of 17-and-a-half and 21 years could be inducted for a four-year tenure and 25 per cent of the recruits can be retained for normal service. The youths to be recruited underneath the brand new scheme could be known as ‘Agniveer’.

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The higher age restrict was raised to 23 years after violent protests towards the brand new mannequin for enrolment of troopers into the Army, Navy and Air Force erupted in components of the nation.

A serious goal of the scheme is to convey down the typical age of navy personnel and reduce the ballooning wage and pension payments. The announcement of the brand new scheme got here towards the backdrop of recruitment within the navy being stalled over the coronavirus pandemic for over two years.

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