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New Delhi: Amid the raging protests and a call for Bharat Bandh in several states over the new Agnipath scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that few decisions may look unfair at first, but will help in building the nation later.
“Several decisions look unfair at present. In time, those decisions will help in building the nation,” PM Modi said at a public address in Bengaluru. However, the prime minister made no direct reference to the scheme in his speech.
Meanwhile, the Army on Monday issued a notification for induction of soldiers under the Agnipath military recruitment scheme. The Army said the online registration on the force’s recruitment website is mandatory for all the job aspirants under the new model.
It said the online registration will commence from July. The Army said ‘Agniveers’ would form a distinct rank in the Indian Army, which would be different from any other existing ranks.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a scathing attack against the BJP-led central government over the ‘Agnipath’ scheme, alleging that the saffron camp was trying to create its own “armed” cadre base through the new defence recruitment programme.
Terming the scheme as an insult to the armed forces, Banerjee also wondered whether the BJP plans to hire ‘Agniveer’ soldiers as “watchmen” at its party offices, after their four-year service period. “The BJP is trying to create its own armed cadre base through this scheme. What will they do after four years? The party wants to give arms into the hands of the youth,” the TMC chief said in the assembly.
Banerjee also said the BJP is trying to fool the masses ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls by announcing such schemes. “They had promised two crore jobs every year. But, now they are only fooling the people of the country in the name of these schemes,” she added.
The BJP legislative party staged a walkout from the assembly protesting against Banerjee’s remarks.
(With PTI Inputs)
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