Patna (Bihar): The agitation against the Agneepath scheme turned violent as it continued for the third consecutive day in Bihar, with protesters allegedly attacking the homes of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi and Bihar BJP President and West Champaran MP Sanjay Jaiswal. Jaiswal’s residence in Bettiah was attacked by agitators opposing the Agneepath recruitment scheme. At least one policeman was injured. Jaiswal confirmed the development to ANI, saying that he was at his ancestral residence when the incident took place. “There is not much damage to the property,” he said.
Meanwhile, Renu Devi’s son told ANI, “Our residence in Bettiah was attacked. We had suffered a lot. She (Renu Devi) is in Patna.” Today, railway traffic was blocked and train coaches were torched in several states. Like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Telangana.
Meanwhile, in view of the apprehension of violence in the state, Haryana government has suspended internet services in Ballabhgarh in Faridabad district. In Telangana, several people were injured when the Telangana Police allegedly opened fire on a crowd at the Secunderabad railway station as protests against the Agneepath plan led to massive violence and arson.
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Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today targeted the Center over the Agneepath scheme. Rahul Gandhi tweeted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not understand what the country wants, listing the central government’s initiatives that were “rejected” by the people. Told.
Meanwhile, Priyanka asked PM Modi to withdraw this scheme immediately. He said that the government has changed its rules for Agneepath Recruitment Scheme in less than 24 hours, which shows that it is being imposed hastily on the youth.
Violent protests against the central government’s ‘Agneepath’ scheme for recruitment in the armed forces continued across Bihar on Thursday, with hundreds of candidates disrupting rail and road traffic while police fired tear gas to disperse them. Fire it. On Wednesday too, candidates held protests in Muzaffarpur, Begusarai and Buxar districts over the plan, disrupting road and rail traffic.
The recruitment of ‘Agnivar’ will start in the next 90 days and the first batch will be ready by July 2023. “The government should give 20-30 per cent reservation to ‘Agnivars’ in other jobs once they are out of service after four years. Under the ‘Agneepath’ scheme, a protester said.
The Agneepath scheme was recently launched by the government in an effort to bring about a change in the recruitment process of the armed forces. The new military recruitment scheme is facing opposition, with the Center deciding to change the upper age limit for recruiting Agniveers. Giving a one-time relaxation, the Center announced on June 16, 2022 that the upper age limit of Agniveer for recruitment through Agneepath Scheme has been increased from 21 years to 23 years.
The Defense Ministry on Friday said the entry age for all new recruits in the armed forces has been fixed at 17 1/2 – 21 years as a result of the introduction of the Agneepath scheme. The Defense Ministry in its statement on Tuesday said that the Agneepath scheme has been designed to enable the youth profile of the armed forces.
It will provide opportunities to the youth who may be willing to don uniforms by attracting young talents from the society which are in line with the contemporary technological trends and bring back skilled, disciplined and motivated manpower to the society. It is envisaged that with the implementation of this scheme the average age of the Indian Armed Forces will be reduced by about 4-5 years.
The nation will be immensely benefited by the inspiration of highly motivated youth with a keen sense of self-discipline, diligence and focus who will be sufficiently skilled and able to contribute in other fields. This is a major defense policy reform initiated by the government to usher in a new era in the HR policy of the three Services. The policy, which comes into force with immediate effect, will govern enrollment for all three services thereafter.