Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 19: Former Minister and senior National Conference leader Ajay Kumar Sadhotra today lamented over the egoistic attitude of the BJP led NDA Government over the ill-conceived and anti-youth Agnipath scheme, saying the move will not only jeopardize the future of the youngsters but will also have serious ramifications on the national security.
“In the larger national interest and to address the concerns of the youth across the country, the Government should immediately withdraw the scheme and put a halt to the ongoing process initiated by all the three services,” Sadhotra said while addressing a public meeting at Thalwal in Marh Constituency.
He expressed surprise over taking such anti-youth decisions without discussing the policy issues in a democratic spirit in Parliament and taking the stakeholders on board. He said the entire nation is standing with the discontented youth and is really concerned over the crucial issue of national security in the backdrop of the developments taking place on the LAC and the LoC.
“What an irony, instead of patronising the brave patriotic youth, the BJP is trivialising their valour and love for the nation”, Sadhotra said and referred to the insensitive remarks made by a senior Saffron Party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya suggesting that he will give priority to ‘Agniveers’ for security jobs at his party office.
He criticised the Centre over the Agnipath Scheme, describing it a copycat for adopting ideas from foreign nations to draft such policies.
Sadhotra hoped that good sense will prevail over the BJP so that they desist from testing the patience of youth, who are already grappling with the burgeoning unemployment that has further aggravated in the recent past.
Raghbir Singh District president, Bishen Das Block president, Sarpanch Karan Singh, Pradeep Sharma, Khajur Ram Sarpanch and Choudhary Ajit also spoke on the occasion.
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