In Punjab, farmers protest against Agnipath scheme

Saturday, 25 June 2022newsdesk

The farm unions of Punjab on Friday, in response to a call given by the Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), held protests at 90 places of the state against the Agnipath scheme of the Union Government.

New Delhi, 25 June 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, the farmer unions later in the day, along with members of Naujawan Bharat Sabha, also submitted memorandums addressed to the President of India via the Sub-Divisional Magistrates(SDMs) and Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of their areas. The memorandum states that only 46,000 will be appointed in the first year of Agnipath scheme and a total of 2 lakh Agniveers will be appointed in the first four years, as against 87,000 recruitments in the year 2020. All recruitment will be on “All India All Class” basis in place of Regiment based Region Community Quota prevalent till now.

Source -The Indian Express