Youth in UP’s 'warrior village' celebrate Anangpal Tomar's birthday, demand roll back of Agnipath scheme
India Today
The young people from the ‘warrior villages’ of Satha-Chaurasi of western Uttar Pradesh celebrated the birth anniversary of Delhi's founder Anangpal Tomar on Wednesday and demanded the roll back of the government's Agnipath scheme.
Several young people from the ‘warrior villages’ of Satha-Chaurasi of western Uttar Pradesh gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the birth anniversary of Delhi's founder Anangpal Tomar and demanded the roll back of the Agnipath scheme.
The villages of Satha Chaurasi are one of the areas of the country from where the maximum numbers of people get recruited into the armed forces.
Bhupendra Tomar, who organised the celebrations said, " On the birth anniversary of our ancestor and Delhi's founder Anangpal Tomar, we want to urge the government to understand the warrior culture of such areas.”
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“We have been fighting for this country for over 1000 years and the Agnipath scheme has disappointed the youth of this village. They don't want a four-year contract to give their lives to this country," added Tomar.
Another organiser, Brajesh Rana said, "We are celebrating the birth anniversary of our great warrior ancestor who established what we call Delhi now. Sadly, after hundreds of years, his descendants are being denied the opportunity to continue the warrior culture. The government should immediately roll back the Agnipath scheme for the sake of the future of the youth of these warrior villages."
According to the National Monuments Authority (NMA), Anangpal Tomar II from the Tomar Rajput dynasty was the founder of Delhi. He populated Delhi in the 11th century and constructed many monuments. The 84 villages of Tomars of Satha-Chaurasi are believed to be settled by Anangpal's younger brother Ajaypal Tomar in the 11th century.
