Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 22: Dubbing the much-touted "Agnipath" scheme as another cruel joke with the unemployed youth of the country, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the leadership of Harmesh Singh Slathia, additional general secretary of the party held a peaceful demonstration against this anti-youth scheme.
PDP asked the union government to immediately withdraw the "Agnipath scheme" because is not good for the youth. PDP leaders criticized the BJP-led central government and pointed out that from time to time this regime has started anti-people schemes. They said that the Agnipath scheme is not beneficial for the country's youth.
PDP leaders regretted that instead of addressing the concern shown by the agitating youth against the scheme, the government is shamelessly adopting aggressive means to gag the voice of those who are opposing this scheme.
Criticizing the Modi government over the scheme, PDP leaders pointed out that for the first time in 75 years, service chiefs were being asked to defend a government's policy decision. Lambasting the Centre over Agnipath Scheme, PDP leaders said that the scheme will 'kill the youth' of the country and will 'finish the Army'. They said that the government is not working for the poor and youth but for big industrialists.
Giving all support to the agitating youth, PDP leaders appealed to the youth to continue their protests peacefully against the Agnipath scheme.
Bhushan Lal Dogra, former MoS, Sukhvinder Singh treasurer, Rajinder Manhas, Ashok Jogi, Satpal Charark, E Peter, Balbir Singh (all state secretaries) Sohit Sharma, district president Jammu urban, Varinder Singh, additional spokesman, Surjeet Kour, president women wing, Sunil Bhat, Kuldeep Sharma, Chattar Singh Saini, Ranbir Singh Manga, Naveen Sharma, B D Gorkha, Tajinder Singh, Neeraj Chandel, Dimple Kumar, and others addressed the protest. |
