Violent Protests Erupt Against Agnipath(new Indian Army recruitment scheme, 30k salary for 4 years), BJP's Varun Gandhi Says 'More Disaffection Likely

[Great Janjua]

Never disturb an enemy whilst he is making a mistake.

 

[INS_Vikrant]

Imagine sheer irony of situation when people wanting to join the Indian Army to protect the country, burning down the same country because they are unable to join the Army.

 

[Pakistani E]

Will the houses of these rioters also be bulldozed, or does the "democratic" state of India reserve this blessing only for a certain community? Where's that guy who was justifying the destruction of Muslims homes in India for the same actions.

 

[INS_Vikrant]

One thing I don't understand about our govt is things that they should be doing in slowly in a phased manner they do it in one stroke eg this and agricultural reforms recently on the other hand the things they should be doing immediately and fast like modernization of armed forces they do it at a snails pace with MMRCA, P75I etc still lingering

 

[Joe Shearer]

Thanks for that info. I didn't know.

Far from true. Very far from true.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Less known fact about American Civil war, was that it was a ideological war between Protestant North and Catholic South. Abraham Lincoln was Protestant and Confederate generals were Catholic. Protestants were against slavery of Africans while Catholics were pro slavery. Crusaders were mostly Catholic. Support for Israel also is mostly from USA south, also known as bible belt. Today most of the successful countries of the world like US, England, Australia, New Zealand are Protestant countries.
You will find that its the Catholic branch Kerala which is in bed with BJP and RSS, they also support Israel.

I have seldom read a more fanciful analysis. Appalling.

 

[Madni Bappa]

The MP's letter, which echoes Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's concerns, comes at a time when protests are being seen across the country against the scheme. Several veterans have raised concerns about the feasibility of recruiting temporary soldiers too.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi. In the background are protesters blocking a railway track in protest against the Agnipath scheme. Photos: PTI

New Delhi: As pros and cons of Agnipath – the Union government’s new plan to recruit temporary soldiers in the armed forces – are being debated and violent protests take place in Bihar, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi has weighed in with his criticisms of the scheme.

In a letter to the defence minister Rajnath Singh, the maverick MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit said that the recruitment of soldiers on a short-term contractual basis will not merely create disaffection among the youth but also burden the defence budget disproportionately, given the evidently restricted gains for the armed forces through the scheme.

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He expressed concern about the possibility of rising unemployment every year, since the scheme proposes to retire 75% of recruits after a period of four years without pension. This may lead to “more disaffection” among the youth, he said.

He said that he was writing to the defence minister since a number of youth have expressed their anguish over the scheme on social media.


Pointing out that the corporate sector has shown very little interest in recruiting even regular military personnel who retire from the armed forces after 15 years, Gandhi said that in such a situation, the possibility of the private sector recruiting those who serve in the forces only for four years is negligible.

Gandhi said that the four-year employment plan may additionally disrupt the regular cycle of education for new recruits. The temporary service in the armed forces may set the recruits back against their contemporaries, he said, adding that the recruits will find it difficult to get another job as they will be older to others with better qualifications.

Additionally, he said that the six-month training programme may prove to be an “unnecessary burden on the defence budget”, given the fact that only 25% of the new recruits will be retained after four years. He added that the existing regiments will also find it difficult to give proper duties to those soldiers who they know will retire in four years, thus hampering the working of the forces.

He said that while the government should focus on unemployed youth, it should immediately bring out details of the scheme and clarify its position on issues that are being raised about it at the moment.


Gandhi’s letter has come at a time when a large number of youths, especially in Bihar, have been protesting across the country against the scheme. Some of these protests have turned violent as well, with a train having been set on fire in Bihar’s Bhabua on June 16.

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Several veterans have raised concerns about the feasibility of recruiting temporary soldiers.

The BJP MP echoes cousin and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s views on Agnipath. Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi tweeted to say that the new recruitment plan does not dignify the new recruits with either good pay or tenure, and nor does it guarantee a secure future for them.

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A day ago, Varun Gandhi, who has frequently taken a divergent view from his party on different issues, had said that even the government is elected for five years and asked, “Why are the youth being given only four years to serve the nation?”

He had also shared the remuneration scale for temporary soldiers recruited through the Agnipath scheme, and asked his followers to give their opinion about the same.

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He also reminded the Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his promise of providing two crore jobs every years, and appealed to him to work with greater speed to achieve the goal.

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Looks they want to copy US model of service contract.

 

[jamahir]

Far from true. Very far from true.

I have seldom read a more fanciful analysis. Appalling.

So how was it ?

 

[Areesh]

Will the houses of these rioters also be bulldozed, or does the "democratic" state of India reserve this blessing only for a certain community? Where's that guy who was justifying the destruction of Muslims homes in India for the same actions.

Obviously their houses won't be buildozed

They are their own. Fellow tanatan dharma followers

 

[avenuepark57]

Never disturb an enemy whilst he is making a mistake.

IA would become a technology intensive force which is going to be one of the biggest headache for Pakistan

 

[Catalystic]

IA would become a technology intensive force which is going to be one of the biggest headache for Pakistan

And IA will fail once war starts.
Your technology and your planning all shall fail, but don’t blame Pak for it then.
Ghazwa e Hind is your end, coming soon……so go on, recruit as many as u like. It won’t matter in the end anyway…..kerlo thori si ayashi kuch din ab waqt kam rehgya….jo do char goray bulaye huway hain wo b bhag jainge hahaha

 

[manlion]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1537719275137507328

 

[avenuepark57]

And IA will fail once war starts.
Your technology and your planning all shall fail, but don’t blame Pak for it then.
Ghazwa e Hind is your end, coming soon……so go on, recruit as many as u like. It won’t matter in the end anyway…..kerlo thori si ayashi kuch din ab waqt kam rehgya….jo do char goray bulaye huway hain wo b bhag jainge hahaha

Remember bangladesh?

 

[fallstuff]

If jobs bring people to work in the military then it is not a bright idea to pull the rug out just like that.
What is the % of pension in the overall military payroll ?

 

[Umair Nawaz]

IA would become a technology intensive force which is going to be one of the biggest headache for Pakistan

Sweaty PA already is technology intensive force infect all 3 services here r. In past 2 decades, we have learnt a lot and have modernized. Now we r a proper network centric integrated Armed forces. Specially our Airforce which has just opened its Space Command too. We r talking abt C4ISTAR, JSTAR and taking the war to inner and outer space domains. Listen to Pravin Swahney for details abt this. Pak Forces are remodeling their war fighting capabilities on PLA model from the old American/western model.

So inshort, we r already ahead of u in this. What u plan to achieve right now through this is already being implemented here since Gen. Bajwa took over since 2016. We showed u guys a little glimpse of this in op. swift retort too. When we jammed yr radars, Comms and tempered yr IFFs. Bachay ho abhi tum log hamary aagy.

But inorder to truly be effective at this, u will need to be experienced at it, which u arnt.