The Left parties have written a letter to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, urging him to issue a statement opposing the Agnipath scheme.
The Left parties have also urged the Chief Minister to take steps to withdraw the cases filed against the 31 youth who were coming to Vijayawada from various locations.
In the letter written on Tuesday, leaders of the Left parties said the Central Government scheme had changed the recruitment process in the defence sector. Under the new scheme, those recruited would on contract basis, that too for four years. They would have no employment after serving for four years for the armed forces.