'Agnipath' Scheme: Defence Job Seekers Protest In Bihar, Highway Blocked
NDTV
The aspirants see the scheme as detrimental to their long-term prospects as only up to 25 per cent of the recruits may get regular commission
Unhappy over the government's Agnipath scheme to induct soldiers on short-term contracts into the armed forces, army aspirants protested in Bihar on Wednesday, particularly in Muzaffarpur where they blocked a highway.
The aspirants termed the scheme, announced on Tuesday, as detrimental to their long-term prospects because only up to 25 per cent of the recruits or Agniveers under the scheme may get regular commission.
Protesters in Muzaffarpur said they were waiting for regular recruitment rallies to resume after two years but were given this scheme instead. "Bharti do ya arthi do (Give us recruitment or have us dead)" was among the slogans as they burnt tyres and hoardings in heaps on National Highway 28 that links Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Barauni in Bihar.
